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Posted on 30 January 2021.
Portugal Parliament voted overwhelming, on Friday, 136-78 with four abstentions, in favor of euthanasia, allowing doctors to medically assist patients to commit suicide through lethal drugs.
Although President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, with 20 days to deliberate, has the power to approve, veto or send the law to the Constitutional Court for review, Parliament can override the president’s veto.
President Rebelo de Sousa, a conservative practicing Catholic, has indicated he may oppose the measure on the basis of the law infringing Portugal’s constitution, which states “human life is inviolable.”
Most legislators from the governing Socialist Party (PS) voted in favor, along with the other left-leaning smaller liberal, political factions. The law combines five right-to-die bills passed on February 2020.
Five more years for Marcelo By Paula Martins, in News · 29-01-2021 01:00:00 · 1 Comments
The Presidential elections in Portugal last week saw Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa winning in all counties, Ana Gomes becoming the most voted for woman in the Portuguese history of presidential elections and the far-right achieving a never before seen result in Portugal.
Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa was re-elected President of the Republic last Sunday with a reinforced vote, representing the third highest percentage in presidential elections in Portuguese democracy, 60.70 percent of the votes, the second highest in a re-election.
The 72-year-old retired professor, who ran for head of state, formally supported by PSD and CDS-PP parties, was re-elected with approximately 2.5 million votes, in an election with an abstention of 54.55 perce