Slovenia’s parliament votes to legalise assisted dying | Health News

Slovenia will join several other countries that have legalised the practice, including Australia and Belgium.

Slovenia’s parliament has passed a law giving terminally-ill adults the right to end their lives, after a majority of voters backed the move in a referendum.

Lawmakers approved the bill on Friday, with 50 votes in favour, 34 against and three abstentions, meaning that assisted dying will be allowed in cases of unbearable suffering in which all treatment options have been…