US EditionSlovenia passes assisted dying law
SLOVENIA, JUL 18 – The law permits terminally ill adults to end their lives under strict conditions after a 55% public referendum approval, making Slovenia the first Eastern European country to legalize assisted suicide.
- Slovenia passed a law allowing assisted dying for terminally ill adults facing unbearable suffering without expectation of improvement, becoming the first Eastern European country to do so.
- The law was approved by lawmakers with 50 votes in favor and 34 against, following a consultative referendum where 55% supported the right to end-of-life autonomy.
- A civil rights group opposing the new law plans to gather support for a referendum to challenge it, aiming to overturn this legislation.
- Implementation of the law will take time as procedures and oversight mechanisms are still being developed.
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