Opposition calls on government to take steps to apply euthanasia law
Secretary-general of Portugal’s main opposition Socialist Party (PS), Pedro Nuno Santos, has urged the government today to apply the country’s existing law on assisted dying. At the end of a
Euthanasia in Portugal: Ombudsman wants law decriminalising assisted death declared unconstitutional
Law took years to pass, now looks âdead in the waterâ In spite of all the legal to-ing and fro-ing to get Portugalâs Euthanasia law onto the Statute books, a
Regulations on euthanasia law deferred to next government
Portugal’s Socialist Party government will not issue regulations on the euthanasia law and has decided to include the issue in the transition dossier for the executive that emerges from the
Euthanasia and the ethics of artificial intelligence
The Canadian government’s decision to extend its already liberal regime of assisted suicide to include ages 13 to 17 will not be taken lightly by the religiously minded. The new
Pope âvery sadâ over âlaw to killâ
Pontiff evokes Apparitions in FĂĄtima to criticise Portugalâs euthanasia law Pope Francis used yesterdayâs celebrations in FĂĄtima of the May 13Â âApparitions of Our Ladyâ to âviolently criticiseâ Portugalâs legalisation
President vetoes fourth draft euthanasia bill
President Marcelo has returned the 4th draft of the bill decriminalising assisted dying to parliament, admitting that his reservations are his own and will not require another sending of the
New version of euthanasia law approved in Parliament
It is the fourth time that Parliament approves law to legalise euthanasia A new version of a law seeking to legalise euthanasia was approved in Parliament today (March 31) after
Drastic changes in new draft for euthanasia law
Drastic changes are being made to parliamentâs continued attempts to pass a law decriminalising assisted suicide/ âeuthanasiaâ. When the latest draft comes up for debate in parliament on March 31
Constitutional Court vetoes text on âeuthanasiaâ for second time
Stumbling block includes âintolerable definitionâ over âsufferingâ Portugal’s Constitutional Court (TC) has for the second time vetoed the decree law regulating medically-assisted death. This means President Marcelo âwill have to
MPs agree final wording of euthanasia bill
Members of the Constitutional Affairs Committee agreed on the final wording of the text on medically assisted dying today. The bill will now go to president Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa