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| Slovenians reject assisted suicide law in referendum |
| Ľubľana, 24.11.2025 |
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| Slovenians rejected a bill to legalize assisted suicide in a referendum on Sunday, which was approved by parliament in July. 53.4 percent of voters voted against the law, while 47 percent opposed it. Voter turnout was 40.9 percent, according to the nearly final figures released by the electoral commission, STA reported.
The result of the plebiscite means that the implementation of the law will be suspended for at least a year. The bill was approved by MPs after 55 percent of voters voted in favor of its adoption in a consultative referendum held in June 2024, along with the European Parliament elections.
The referendum was the culmination of a polarizing campaign that pitted supporters of the law, who argued for dignity and personal autonomy, against opponents who warned that inadequate palliative care could force vulnerable people to end their lives out of desperation rather than free choice.
“Compassion has won,” declared Aleš Primc, a prominent conservative activist who initiated the referendum and led the campaign. “Slovenia has rejected the government’s reform of healthcare, pensions and social care based on death by poisoning.”
Supporters of the law were disappointed with the result of the vote, but pointed out that it did not mean the end of efforts to introduce assisted suicide.
“We will have such a solution sooner or later, but it is a shame that it is being delayed, especially for people who would need this law now,” said Tereza Novaková, a member of parliament from the ruling Sloboda Movement.
This is the second bill that voters have rejected this year. In May, they did not support a bill submitted by the government on special pensions for top artists.odkaz na stránku |
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