Posted on 01/21/2023 6:08:51 PM PST by marshmallow
Following the decision of Portugal’s Parliament to approve physician-assisted suicide legislation in December, President Marcel Rebelo de Sousa has sent the text of the legislation to the nation’s Constitutional Court for review. This is the third assisted suicide bill passed by Portugal’s parliament since 2020. The first two were rejected by either the Court or the president.
This third attempt at pro-death legislation in Portugal passed by a vote of 126 to 84 with all but seven members of the Socialist Party supporting the bill. According to the BBC, opinion polls indicate that about half of all voters are in favor of allowing assisted death. Portugal is a heavily Catholic country, and following the vote to approve assisted suicide, the Portuguese Bishops’ Conference called the legislation a “serious threat to humanity.”
The president believes that the latest version of the legislation may be unconstitutional and has asked the Court to determine if meets the requirements that were formulated by the Court in 2021. The original version of the physician-assisted suicide legislation was deemed by the Court to be unconstitutional due to concerns over the law’s language regarding a person’s health status. A few months later, the second version was vetoed by the president because he said it was legally vague. This latest and third version, however, did not address the issues of the previous version regarding in what cases assisted suicide can be requested, according to the president.
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How pathetic does a loser have to be to need help offing him- or herself?
How pathetic does a loser have to be to need help offing him- or herself?
How pathetic does a loser have to be to need help offing him- or herself?
If you get help, is it really suicide?
This soon moves to “duty to die”, via greedy insurance companies, hospital admins, and family members.
We have assisted suicide in the USA.
Hospice.
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