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Portugal legalizes euthanasia for terminally ill people and in intolerable suffering

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New law allows anyone aged over 18 to request assistance in dying if they are suffering "lasting" and "unbearable" pain. Debate divided the Catholic country and faced strong opposition from President Rebelo de Sousa.

  1. GBThe Guardian
    1. Portuguese parliament legalises euthanasia after long battle
  2. GBThe Times
    1. Portugal to let terminally ill end their lives
  3. FRFrance 24
    1. Portuguese parliament votes to legalise limited euthanasia

End of Life

  1. British lawmakers give initial approval to a bill allowing terminally ill adults to end their lives in England and Wales
  2. France's Macron Announces Assisted Dying Bill for Parliament in May
  3. Ecuador becomes second Latin American country to decriminalize euthanasia

sources

  1. 1.The Guardian
  2. 2.The Times
  3. 3.France 24

perspectives

  1. 1.Human rights
  2. 2.Regulation
  3. 3.Healthcare
  4. 4.Constitution
  5. 5.Euthanasia

countries

  1. 1.SpainES
  2. 2.PortugalPT

organizations

  1. 1.Catholic Church
  2. 2.Socialist PartyFR

persons

  1. 1.Marcelo Rebelo De Sousa
  2. 2.Catarina Martins
  3. 3.Isabel Moreira
  4. 4.Paulo Santos

technicals

  1. 1.Right To Die With Dignity