Slovenia referendum rejects assisted dying law for terminally ill adults
Summary
Slovenians voted against a law that would have allowed terminally ill adults to choose assisted dying. About 53% of voters opposed the law, preventing its implementation for at least one year. The law had been supported by Slovenia’s parliament but faced opposition from a civil group and the Catholic Church.Key Facts
- A referendum in Slovenia rejected a law on assisted dying for terminally ill adults.
- 53% of voters opposed the law, while 47% supported it.
- The law allowed assisted dying if suffering was unbearable and all treatments had failed.
- A civil group and the Catholic Church led a campaign against the law.
- More than 40,000 signatures were collected to call for a repeat vote.
- The Slovenia government must wait at least one year to reconsider the law.
- Several European countries, like Belgium and the Netherlands, allow assisted dying.
- The turnout for the referendum was 40.9%, which was enough for the vote to be valid.
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