Portuguese President Signs Euthanasia Law
“The president of the republic has issued the decree … as he was obliged to do” by the constitution, the presidency said in a statement on May 17th.
“The president of the republic has issued the decree … as he was obliged to do” by the constitution, the presidency said in a statement on May 17th.
Instead of changing the text, the Socialist Party majority went straight to a second vote and garnered the needed supermajority to override the veto.
The Left and Centre are unanimously in favour of what they see as progress for society; on the Right, the prospect of legalising euthanasia faces strong opposition.
Everything has been done by the French government to prevent a balanced debate on the end of life, and to ensure a pro-euthanasia outcome.
Carboni’s militant gesture has opened the door for some of the Italian political class to expand the 2019 court ruling into a law authorizing euthanasia.