The decriminalization of euthanasia is closer to ratification in Portugal, after receiving approval from the commission today. Constitutional Affairs of the Portuguese Parliament, however, the project still needs to be approved at the Chamber’s plenary meeting next Friday.
Supported by text Socialist Party – ruled by absolute majority -, liberal enterprise (conservative) and left blockwhen voting against Portuguese Communist Party and far right chega and abstained social democratic party (PSD, center right).
The decriminalization of euthanasia did not take an easy road in Portugal, where five years of parliamentary debate and two laws were added that had already been approved but either the Constitution or the president, vetoed by the conservative Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa.
This week PSD even tried to postpone the vote and proposed a referendum this will not continue as predictable.
Voting has been delayed three times due to changes to the text, but is scheduled to reach the commission this Wednesday and the plenary session of Parliament on Friday. final approval.
Then the time will come PresidentCatholic and who will have the last word to declare him.
Euthanasia Discussed for the first time in the Portuguese Parliament in 2017Although it was not voted on and approved twice in the subsequent legislature, it did not enter into force.
The plenary session of the Portuguese Parliament is faced with this. December 9 His third attempt, with predictably enough support to move forward.