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In a historic vote, Spain’s lower house of parliament on Thursday gave majority backing to the country’s first euthanasia law. The bill regulating the right to a dignified death attracted cross-party support and was approved on first reading with 198-138 votes and two abstentions. It will now go to the Senate, and if no amendments are introduced, it could go into effect in the early months of 2021. This would make Spain the sixth country in the world to recognize this right after the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Canada and New Zealand. In Switzerland, assisted suicide “fro...

Spain takes major step towards legalising euthanasia Graham Keeley © Provided by The Independent Spain took a huge leap towards legalising euthanasia after lawmakers voted on Thursday in favour of a law which has proved controversial in a deeply Catholic country.   Spain’s left-wing coalition government passed the law by 198 votes in favour and 138 votes against in the parliament’s lower house. The legislation will now pass to the senate or upper house of parliament and should  come into force by early next year. The law will allow only patients whose lives are unbeara...

Spain legalises euthanasia in the face of Catholic outrage Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez called the law's passage an 'advance in freedom, civil rights and dignity' 17 December 2020 • 6:06pm People hold placards that read 'To able to choose to die without suffering' as they celebrate outside Spanish Congress Credit: Kiko Huesca/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock /Shutterstock The 198-138 vote in favour of the law in Congress, the lower house of parliament, was celebrated by Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, who said it represented a “great social conquest” for Spain.   Writing on Twitter Sociali...