Congress approves the Euthanasia Act
- The law will be published in the "Official Gazette of Spain" within three months and, once in force, euthanasia can be processed within the health system.
This morning, March 18, Congress passed the amendments to the Euthanasia Act prepared by the Senate. Thus, this new law will be published in three months' time in the Official State Gazette and, once in force, euthanasia can be processed within the Basque health system.
The law adopted establishes that euthanasia may be requested by those who suffer from a "serious and incurable disease" or a "severe, chronic and impossible condition" that affects their personal autonomy and that causes them "permanent and unsustainable physical or psychological suffering".
The support of PNV, EH Bildu, PSOE and Unidas Podemos, among others, has allowed the euthanasia support law to be the majority. However, the Right has strongly protested against this law.
The international day of dignified death was celebrated on 2 November. In this regard, by means of this letter I would like to state how I see the situation in the Basque Country in this matter.
We are aware that the subject of death is not to your liking to many friends,... [+]
Eusko Jaurlaritzak jakinarazi du 34 eskaera jaso dituztela Eutanasiaren Legea ekainean indarrean sartu zenetik; hamahiru laguni hiltzeko laguntza medikoa eman diete, eutanasia egin aurretik hil dira zortzi, beste eskakizun bati uko egin diote eta gainerako hamabiak... [+]
At the time of writing these lines, sixty people have died at the headquarters of the Fiella-Sant Hospital Foundation of Tremp in Lleida as a result of an outbreak of COVID-19. This means that in less than a month 40 per cent of the 143 residents have died, 1 per cent of the... [+]
