In France a new bill to protect minors from sexual crimes, offences and incest (# 576) was adopted unanimously by the National Assembly on January 21st, followed by the Senate at first reading on March 15th. This bill set the limit of “non-consent” at age 15, under...
On March 15, 2021, Portugal’s Constitutional Court ruled that the parliament-approved euthanasia bill is unconstitutional. In February, Portugal’s President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa asked the country’s Supreme Court to evaluate the constitutionality of the...
On March 3rd the Senate Social Affairs Committee is scheduled to examine a bill entitled "the right to die with dignity," a phrase manipulated to promote the legalization of euthanasia and assisted suicide. Tabled by Marie-Pierre de la Gontrie, a Socialist senator...
5 Questions for Project Coordinator Tugdual Derville Where did the idea for this campaign originate? From the 2003 heatwave! That summer, when we saw the dramatic mortality rates for the elderly, Alliance VITA carried out an in-depth survey by interviewing several...
On 18 February 2021, Portugal’s President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa asked the country’s Constitutional Court to evaluate the recently passed euthanasia law which appears to be violating the fundamental principles of the country’s constitution. Among the grievances...
The Socialist Group has given up the idea of holding an open public debate on the latest bill to extend abortion rights. They claim that the very large number of amendments proposed for this bill would have prevented them from examining the bill, which goes with...
