{"id":182885,"date":"2025-07-20T18:48:44","date_gmt":"2025-07-20T16:48:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/?p=182885"},"modified":"2025-07-20T18:48:45","modified_gmt":"2025-07-20T16:48:45","slug":"slovenia-legalized-euthanasia-parliament-adopted-a-law-enabling-the-termination-of-life-here-are-the-conditions-for-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/slovenia-legalized-euthanasia-parliament-adopted-a-law-enabling-the-termination-of-life-here-are-the-conditions-for-it\/","title":{"rendered":"SLOVENIA LEGALIZED EUTHANASIA: Parliament adopted a law enabling the termination of life, here are the conditions for it!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>A year and a half after the citizens of Slovenia overwhelmingly supported the legalization of euthanasia in a referendum, the parliament has adopted a law that allows for the termination of life when medical treatments do not help in the recovery or improvement of patients&#8217; severe conditions.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With this, Slovenia has become the fifth country in Europe, and the only one among the former Yugoslav republics, where patients whose &#8220;health condition is unbearable&#8221; have the right to end their lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For euthanasia to be approved, all possibilities of medical treatment must first be exhausted, according to the adopted law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The right to euthanasia cannot be used in cases where the patient&#8217;s unbearable condition is a consequence of mental illness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before Slovenia, such laws in Europe were passed by Spain, Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands, and globally, euthanasia is also legalized in Canada and Colombia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF;color:#d21414\" class=\"has-inline-color\">MORE TOPICS:<\/mark><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/heroes-of-our-time-serbian-firefighters-extinguished-more-than-1400-fires-in-10-days-saved-the-lives-of-15-people\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">HEROES OF OUR TIME: Serbian firefighters extinguished more than 1,400 fires in 10 days, saved the lives of 15 people!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/invincible-serbian-voivode-170-years-since-the-birth-of-the-legendary-zivojin-misic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">INVINCIBLE SERBIAN VOIVODE: 170 years since the birth of the legendary \u017divojin Mi\u0161i\u0107!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/serbian-delusion-or-fate-the-corfu-declaration-was-an-introduction-to-the-formation-of-the-kingdom-of-serbs-croats-and-slovenes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">SERBIAN DELUSION OR FATE: The Corfu Declaration was an introduction to the formation of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/the-gold-harvest-continues-adriana-vilagos-will-also-listen-to-the-anthem-as-european-champion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">THE GOLD HARVEST CONTINUES: Adriana Vilago\u0161 will also listen to the anthem as European champion!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/our-pride-our-glory-angelina-topic-is-the-new-european-champion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">OUR PRIDE, OUR GLORY! Angelina Topi\u0107 is the new European champion!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong>Source<\/strong><\/strong>: BBC News, <strong>Photo<\/strong>:\u00a0Shutterstock<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A year and a half after the citizens of Slovenia overwhelmingly supported the legalization of euthanasia in a referendum, the parliament has adopted a law that allows for the termination of life when medical treatments do not help in the recovery or improvement of patients&#8217; severe conditions. 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