The constitutional court of Portugal has turned down a bill approved by parliament earlier this year to decriminalize the euthanasia of terminally-ill patients, saying that it threatened the principle of “inviolability of life.
Seven out of the top court’s panel of 12 judges, including the head of the Constitutional Court Joao Caupers, voted against approving the legislation on Monday.
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