Top Portugal Court Nixes Euthanasia Law, Says It’s Imprecise

March 15, 2021

(Medical Xpress) – Portugal’s Constitutional Court on Monday blocked a law passed by parliament introducing euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide for terminally ill and gravely injured people. The court said in a statement that the law is imprecise in identifying the circumstances under which those procedures can occur. The judges rejected the law in a 7-5 ruling.