Portugal legalizes euthanasia after lawmakers override president’s veto
The euthanasia law, pushed by Portugal's Socialist Party, could go into effect this fall.
•
Articles tagged Marcelo Rebelo De Sousa
Portugal’s president vetoes fourth attempt to push assisted suicide bill through Parliament
Portugal's President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa vetoed the last two bills, while two previous attempts to push assisted suicide through the legislature were stopped by the Constitutional Court, which declared the laws to lack ‘definition.’
•
Portugal’s top court rejects euthanasia bill, says it threatened ‘inviolability of life’
The governing Socialist Party, however, reportedly promised to simply reword the bill and attempt to pass it once more.
•