Slovenia today legitimized the assisted suicide, following the referendum in which the majority of voters has been in favor, although this issue divides many European countries.
The country’s parliament approved the law with 50 votes in favor, 34 against three abstentions.
Under the new law, those suffering from incurable illness have clarity and their health is such that they can no longer withstand pain, have the right to end their lives. Those who suffer from mental illness are excluded. The law can also be applied if treatments do not provide any reasonable relief or improvement of the patient’s condition.
All treatment possibilities should be exhausted before.
Euthanasia, that is, the death caused by a doctor or nurse at the request of the patient, remains prohibited. The MP of the ruling Liberal Party Teresa Novak, however, said that “it would be unethical to deprive people of the right to die if they want it and medicine cannot help them.”
On the opposite side, the Democratic Party (SDS) of former Prime Minister Janez Jasha has denounced a law that “opens the door to the culture of death, the loss of human dignity and the devaluation of the value of life, especially the most vulnerable”.
In a referendum held last year, 55% of voters favored the right to assisted suicide.
Switzerland and Austria also approve of assisted suicide, while in the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg, euthanasia is legal.
Source :Skai
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