Portugal: President blocks euthanasia law
… decided to refer to the Constitutional Court on the same day that the bill arrived on his desk for signing into law
… 13 issues on which Rebelo de Sousa has requested a constitutional review
… involves the right to life and the freedom to limit it
… the concept of “intolerable suffering,” is subjective
… “definitive injury” which may not even mean “terminal”
… “legislators have created a situation of legal insecurity”
… “now has 25 days to issue its judgment
… may result in three possible scenarios
… can always veto the law (based on his political judgment), which however may be overridden by Parliament by obtaining simple majority vote. Pray for us”
Presidente da República
