Friday, 12 May 2023

Portuguese parliament legalises euthanasia after long battle

Decision to allow medically assisted dying has divided the deeply Catholic country

After a long battle, Portugal passed a law on Friday legalising euthanasia for people in great suffering and with incurable diseases, joining just a handful of countries around the world.

The issue has divided the deeply Catholic country and was strongly opposed by conservative president Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, a devout churchgoer.

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from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/t1VDd0h

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