Tue Apr 25, 2023 – 9:53 am EDTTue Apr 25, 2023 – 11:52 am EDT
LISBON, Portugal (Euthanasia Prevention Coalition) — Portugal’s President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa vetoed the euthanasia bill today, according to Natasha Donn reporting for the Portugal Resident on April 20.
President Marcelo has returned the 4th draft of the bill decriminalising assisted dying to parliament, admitting that his reservations are his own and will not require another sending of the text to the Constitutional Court… Marcelo’s doubts came in the form of who ‘defines the patient’s physical incapacity to self-administer lethal drugs, as well as who should ensure medical supervision during the act of medically assisted death.’
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I am concerned that president De Sousa’s veto will only slow down the legalization of euthanasia/assisted suicide in Portugal.
The Portugal Resident reported on March 31 that Portugal’s Parliament passed a fourth euthanasia bill. Two of the previous bills were declared unconstitutional by Portugal’s Constitutional Court and a third bill was vetoed by De Sousa.
On January 31, 2023 I reported that Portugal’s Constitutional Court rejected the third euthanasia bill. At that time Portugal News reported:
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