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On May 12, the Portuguese Parliament approved decriminalization of euthanasia despite the latest political veto by the Portuguese Conservative President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa and the waiver of
On May 12, the Portuguese Parliament approved decriminalization of euthanasia despite the latest political veto by the Portuguese Conservative President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa and the waiver of the right, which threatens to appeal to the Constitutional Court, which does not paralyze the application of the rule.
It has been almost six years since the House first debated the issue, and it took several versions of the law to overcome four attempts by Rebel de Souza to reject the proposal: two political vetoes and two for legal reasons in the Constitutional Court.
Finally the law was approved today 129 votes from the socialist rankswith an absolute majority in the Chamber, the Left Bloc, Animalists, Livre and Iniciativa Liberal, the only party on the right to join the initiative.
Against 81 votes from the Communist Party – with the exception of support among the left – the conservative Social Democratic Party and the far right Chega.
Both socialists and SDP gave its deputies the right to vote and, as a result, 4 PS voted against and 8 Conservatives voted for.
presidential veto does not prevent the entry into force of the law given that, as explained to Efe by Socialist MP Isabel Moreira, the Constitution stipulates that despite a presidential veto, with a majority of more than 116 deputies, it can be continued.
Rebelo de Souza, a practicing Catholic, now has eight days to promulgate the law.
The president wanted to stay ahead of speculation by making sure his latest veto was a response to “accuracy” and not to the issue of unconstitutionality and that “no drama” with his approval.
However, on the part of the SDP and Chega, they are threatening to appeal to the Constitutional Court – although the procedure does not paralyze the application of the regulations – and are determined to call a referendum.
On the street, 61% of Portuguese support the decriminalization of euthanasia.according to a survey conducted in February by Aximage for various Portuguese media, which also showed that this figure rises to 70% in the 18 to 35 age group.
six years of controversy
Thus, Portugal joins other European neighbors like Spain or Belgium after a process that lasted six years, went through three socialist legislatures and demanded five votes in the plenary session of parliament.
“No other country has discussed so many guarantees for so many years, so many details, so many procedures, as Portugal,” says Isabel Moreira, convinced that the text approved today is “very secure”.
In this lengthy process, Parliament reformulated its content to override each of the vetoes, but approved the final wording after ruling out constitutional issues.
“The law has every reason to continue,” Katarina Martins from the Left Bloc defended today.
Euthanasia preference
The text approved today defines medically assisted death as a death that “occurs by their own decision”, applicable to adults who demonstrate “great suffering, with final injury of extreme severity or serious and incurable illness”, and when it is “carried out or by medical worker.
It prioritizes assisted suicide and can be applied to patients who are physically unable to do so on their own.
It also restricts the procedure to Portuguese citizens or persons residing in the country.
Now the president has eight days to pass the law. which will enter into force the day after its publication in the Diario de la República.
EFE
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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