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Portugal euthanasia law still faces opposition

The country's Catholic president may have signed the bill, but he isn't done fighting it

Filipe d’Avillez
May 24, 2023
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Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa signed a euthanasia and assisted suicide bill into law last week. 

President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa. Credit: Office of the President.

Portugal now seems set to join other Western European countries such as Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg, which have had legal euthanasia for several years, and neighbour…

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