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The third attempt to legalize euthanasia in Portugal has failed.\u00a0Following Parliament’s latest attempt to legalize euthanasia, Portugal’s Constitutional Court rejected<\/a> the text of the law. Previously<\/a>, the court said the language of the legislation was too “imprecise,” and it appears the court still has a similar complaint.<\/p>\n

In a statement<\/a> released to the press, the court said the text had an \u201cintolerable vagueness,” as legislators did not adequately define the \u201csuffering of great intensity” that would be required for physician-assisted death. But Isabel Moreira, one of the parliamentarians behind the bill, said she plans to continue trying to legalize euthanasia.<\/p>\n

“If it is a question of correcting a word, we will be there to do so,\u201d she said during a press conference, explaining that the issue was merely one of “semantics.”<\/p>\n

\"Walgreens<\/a><\/p>\n

Counsellor Jo\u00e3o Pedro Caupers explained some of the issues the court was having with the text of the bill. \u201cThe question at issue is whether or not a patient diagnosed with cancer with the prognosis of a very limited life expectancy, or a patient suffering from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis who is not physically suffering (commonly understood as pain), has access to medically-assisted death that is not punishable,” he said.<\/p>\n

Andr\u00e9 Ventura, head of the Chega political party, said he has requested an audience with President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, to request a referendum on the issue. “This process can only be resolved with a referendum,” he said, saying “an issue of this importance, twice declared unconstitutional by the TC, can only be resolved with the direct participation of Portuguese citizens.”<\/p>\n

Previous attempts to legalize euthanasia were struck down by either the court or President de Sousa. The most recent attempt passed Parliament with a vote of 126 to 84, with only seven members of the socialist party voting against it. The current legislation<\/a> states that the person must be experiencing suffering of \u201cgreat intensity.” In addition, the term \u201cfatal disease\u201d has been replaced with \u201cserious and incurable disease,” which could allow those who aren’t dying, but have chronic illnesses \u2014 like diabetes or cystic fibrosis \u2014 to be eligible.<\/p>\n

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The third attempt to legalize euthanasia in Portugal has failed.\u00a0Following Parliament’s latest attempt to legalize euthanasia, Portugal’s Constitutional Court rejected the text of the law. Previously, the court said the language of the legislation was too “imprecise,” and it appears the court still has a similar complaint. 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