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Mexican president seeks to revamp health care for poor

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador announced a $5.7-billion, two-year plan Friday to revamp the country’s health care system for the poor. He also said the country should consider a program for euthanasia, or voluntary assisted dying, which is currently not allowed.

“Why don’t we implement some program for dignified death? Why not, assisted?” said Lopez Obrador. “These are very important questions we have to resolve among all of us.”

The plan aims to improve hospitalization services and ensure supplies of medications for poor Mexicans not covered by one of the two main federal health . . .

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