Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa has confirmed that he will accept the euthanasia certificate between Tuesday and Wednesday. The President of the Republic made a statement at Belen Palace this afternoon.
“Thank you for making it public, I will make it public between today and tomorrow and send it to Parliament immediately,” the Portuguese head of state said.
When asked if he would make any statement or express any position on this issue when the parliamentary decision was made public, the head of state replied: “No.”
This Friday, the Assembly of the Republic for the fifth time approved the decree on the legalization of death with the help of a doctor. It should be remembered that the diploma has already been subject to two political vetoes by Marcelo Rebelo de Souza and two vetoes due to unconstitutionality, found by the Constitutional Court. “Unpunished medically assisted death is death by decision of an older person, whose will is current and repeated, serious, free and clear, in a situation of great suffering, with final injury of extreme severity. severity or serious illness and are incurable if they are practiced or assisted by medical professionals,” the ruling says.