# Colombian Woman Requests Euthanasia After Acid Attack 26 Years Ago

María Consuelo Córdoba, 58, seeks euthanasia after surviving an acid attack that left her with 87 surgeries and poverty.

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María Consuelo Córdoba, a 58-year-old woman from Colombia, publicly stated her intention to access euthanasia in an interview with Citytv. [^1]

María Consuelo Córdoba, a 58-year-old woman from Bogotá, Colombia, has requested euthanasia after suffering from the consequences of an acid attack for 26 years. [^2]

The attack occurred in 2000 when María Consuelo's partner poured acid on her face after she refused to return to their hometown of Istmina, Chocó. [^3]

Maria Consuelo Cordoba, a 58-year-old woman from Istmina, Choco, requested euthanasia in Bogota after suffering from acid burns for 26 years. [^4]

Capital Salud, a health insurer, issued a statement confirming it already holds an authorization letter for María Consuelo Córdoba to access the euthanasia procedure. [^5]

María Consuelo Córdoba currently lives in a rented room in Puente Aranda, Bogotá, and frequently asks for money on public buses and TransMilenio to cover basic needs and medical appointments. [^6]

María Consuelo Córdoba has undergone approximately 87 surgical interventions since the acid attack that changed her life 26 years ago. [^7]

María Consuelo Córdoba stated that her former partner attacked her with acid in 2000 when she was in Bogotá, causing severe facial injuries. [^8]

María Consuelo has undergone 87 surgical procedures to reconstruct her face since the attack but lacks the financial means to pay for further treatments. [^9]

She currently survives by begging on the streets and public buses in Bogotá, having been abandoned by her daughter who is seeking employment. [^10]

Cordoba reports she lacks the money to continue treatments, travels on public transportation to ask for financial assistance, and pays around 500,000 pesos (approximately US$155) monthly for her room in Puente Aranda. [^11]

Cordoba stated that in 2000, her then-husband threw acid on her face during an argument in Bogota, causing severe burns that required her to undergo approximately 87 surgical procedures. [^12]

## What this stands on

1. María Consuelo Córdoba, a 58-year-old woman from Colombia, publicly stated her intention to access euthanasia in an interview with Citytv. (Publimetro Colombia, News)
2. María Consuelo Córdoba, a 58-year-old woman from Bogotá, Colombia, has requested euthanasia after suffering from the consequences of an acid attack for 26 years. (El País, News)
3. The attack occurred in 2000 when María Consuelo's partner poured acid on her face after she refused to return to their hometown of Istmina, Chocó. (El País, News)
4. Maria Consuelo Cordoba, a 58-year-old woman from Istmina, Choco, requested euthanasia in Bogota after suffering from acid burns for 26 years. (ColombiaOne: News from Colombia and the World, News)
5. Capital Salud, a health insurer, issued a statement confirming it already holds an authorization letter for María Consuelo Córdoba to access the euthanasia procedure. (El Espectador, News)
6. María Consuelo Córdoba currently lives in a rented room in Puente Aranda, Bogotá, and frequently asks for money on public buses and TransMilenio to cover basic needs and medical appointments. (Publimetro Colombia, News)
7. María Consuelo Córdoba has undergone approximately 87 surgical interventions since the acid attack that changed her life 26 years ago. (Publimetro Colombia, News)
8. María Consuelo Córdoba stated that her former partner attacked her with acid in 2000 when she was in Bogotá, causing severe facial injuries. (Publimetro Colombia, News)
9. María Consuelo has undergone 87 surgical procedures to reconstruct her face since the attack but lacks the financial means to pay for further treatments. (El País, News)
10. She currently survives by begging on the streets and public buses in Bogotá, having been abandoned by her daughter who is seeking employment. (El País, News)
11. Cordoba reports she lacks the money to continue treatments, travels on public transportation to ask for financial assistance, and pays around 500,000 pesos (approximately US$155) monthly for her room in Puente Aranda. (ColombiaOne: News from Colombia and the World, News)
12. Cordoba stated that in 2000, her then-husband threw acid on her face during an argument in Bogota, causing severe burns that required her to undergo approximately 87 surgical procedures. (ColombiaOne: News from Colombia and the World, News)

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