Portugal takes a major step towards decriminalisation of euthanasia
Protesters against the decriminalisation of euthanasia in front of the Portuguese parliament in Lisbon, Portugal on February 20, 2020.
After the five bills passed, some lawmakers took photographs with their smartphone of the electronic screen on the wall announcing the results.President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, who is known to be reluctant about euthanasia, could veto the new law, but parliament can override his veto by voting a second time for approval. The Portuguese president doesn't have executive powers.
Ana Figueiredo, a math teacher, became a supporter of euthanasia after her 70-year-old father with terminal cancer killed himself with a gun almost six years ago. In recent years, the Socialist Party has also led successful efforts to permit same-sex marriages and abortion in Portugal. The governing Socialist Party's bill, similar to the others, covers patients over 18 years of age who are "in a situation of extreme suffering, with an untreatable injury or a fatal and incurable disease."
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