{"id":206222,"date":"2021-03-18T22:06:04","date_gmt":"2021-03-18T19:06:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/spain-adopts-euthanasia-law-despite-conservative-opposition\/"},"modified":"2021-03-18T22:06:04","modified_gmt":"2021-03-18T19:06:04","slug":"spain-adopts-euthanasia-law-despite-conservative-opposition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/spain-adopts-euthanasia-law-despite-conservative-opposition\/","title":{"rendered":"#Spain adopts euthanasia law despite conservative opposition"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Spain adopts euthanasia law despite conservative opposition<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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MADRID \u2014 Lawmakers voted Thursday to make Spain the sixth country in the world and the fourth in Europe, to allow physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia for long-suffering patients with incurable diseases and for people with unbearable permanent conditions.<\/p>\n

The Spanish parliament\u2019s lower house voted 202-140 with two abstentions on the final passage of the euthanasia bill. Legislators from the left-wing governing coalition and other parties supported it, while conservative and far-right lawmakers voted \u201cno\u201d and vowed to overturn the legislation in the future.<\/p>\n

Health Minister Carolina Darias hailed the passing of the bill as an important step \u201ctowards the recognition of human rights.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are heading towards a more humane and fair society,\u201d she told the Congress of Deputies.<\/p>\n

The bill was the result of a lengthy legislative journey that began three years ago and underwent several rounds of revision in parliamentary committees and in the Senate. It is expected to go into effect in mid-June, when Spain\u2019s public health system will need to provide life-ending assistance in justified cases.<\/p>\n

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Legislators from the left-wing governing coalition and other parties supported it, while conservative and far-right lawmakers voted \u201cno\u201d and vowed to overturn the legislation in the future.<\/figcaption>
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Euthanasia \u2014 when a doctor directly administers fatal drugs to a patient \u2014 is either legal or sanctioned by courts in Belgium, Canada, Luxembourg, Colombia and the Netherlands. In Switzerland and some US states, medically assisted suicide \u2014 when patients self-administer lethal drugs under medical supervision \u2014 is permitted.<\/p>\n

Politicians in Portugal have tried to pass a law similar to neighboring Spain\u2019s, but the country\u2019s Constitutional Court this week blocked the legislation, arguing that the bill was imprecise in identifying the circumstances under which life-ending procedures could occur.<\/p>\n

Under the new Spanish law, the process for patients to get app<\/a>roval to die can last over a month, with two requests in writing followed up by consultations with medical professionals not previously involved in the case. Only after a fourth and last statement where patients repeat their desire to die, a regional committee of experts could give the final go-ahead.<\/p>\n

The law allows medical workers, whether in the public or private system, to refuse to participate on grounds of belief.<\/p>\n

Protesters both in favor and against the new law gathered outside Madrid\u2019s lower house building while lawmakers voted.\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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