On 30th January 2023, The Portuguese Constitutional Court again rejected a law to legalise euthanasia.
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Portugal – Euthanasia: The Portuguese Parliament Have Adopted a Constitutionally Controversial Law
On Friday 9th October 2022, the Portuguese parliament voted for the 3rd time on a law to legalise euthanasia, which has every chance of being referred to the Constitutional Council due to its particularly extensive conditions.
Portugal’s Euthanasia Bill Declared Unconstitutional
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...
Portugal’s Euthanasia Law Referred to Constitutional Court
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...
Portugal’s Parliament Pushes for Euthanasia
On Thursday, February 20, 2020, Portugal’s parliament approved five bills on euthanasia at the first reading. Submitted by several socialist parties, they were adopted at the first reading and will likely be combined into a single text before the final vote. These...
Portuguese Parliament Rejects Euthanasia Bill
Portuguese Survey: Majority Oppose Euthanasia
Portugal vetoes the Surrogacy law
Portugal: parliament adopts new law for MAP and Gestational Surrogacy