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Slovenia referendum rejects contested assisted dying law
Slovenia referendum rejects contested assisted dying law

Slovenia referendum rejects contested assisted dying law

Slovenians on Sunday voted to suspend a new law to legalise assisted dying in a referendum held after critics mounted a campaign against the legislation. Around 53 percent of voters had rejected the law, while 47 percent voted in favour, meaning its implementation will be suspended for at least one year. Slovenia's parliament had approved a law in

Slovenians reject in a referendum a law on assisted dying for terminally ill patients

Slovenians reject in a referendum a law on assisted dying for terminally ill patients

Slovenians on Sunday rejected in a referendum a law that allowed terminally ill patients to end their lives, according to preliminary results released by the election authorities. The near-complete count showed that around 53% voted against the law while around 46% supported it. The no-votes also represented more than 20% of 1.7 million eligible voters