Both the left and the right applauded Leo XIV's speech, in an unprecedented event in recent Spanish history.

Hundreds of amendments and a lengthy debate in both houses of parliament, combined with opposition from doctors, pro-life groups and a divided public, have put an end to the bill. Pro-assisted dying parliamentarians will have to start the process from scratch.

The Spanish evangelical body issues a statement analysing the assisted death of the young woman and warns that the right response to suffering is not to hasten death, but to increase care.

A young woman who experienced trauma and attempted suicide, obtains judicial approval for her euthanasia request in 2024, despite her family's objections, setting a precedent for psychiatric suffering cases.

The incident took place at the end of the event, when the attendees were gathered in front of the Portuguese Parliament. Evangelicals, among the groups condemning violence and asking for peaceful disagreement.

Although the law was passed in July, a campaign led by conservative groups and medical associations gathered 46,000 signatures to force another referendum.

An expert committee considers that the right to choose and not be manipulated is not sufficiently guaranteed for people with disabilities. The French government defends its position.

In a narrow vote, 314 MPs voted for the draft law and 291 voted against it. Both supporters and opponents describe the law as a historic moment. Christians hope the House Of Lords will introduce amendments.

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The National Assembly backed the bill, but the law supported by President Macron may not be passed before 2027. Evangelicals among those who warn against the “removal of basic protections” for human dignity.

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While the Westminster Parliament in London debates a similar initiative for the UK, the island of 84,000 inhabitants has approved its own law, which Christian organisations oppose.

At a private gathering with religious leaders, the president encouraged them to promote French-style 'laicité' and spoke about hot issues like his plans on euthanasia and the State's dialogue with Muslims.

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The National Evangelical Council of France describes the new draft law as an “attack on humanity” as it puts pressure on “socially fragile people who feel a kind of duty to leave life”.

There is concern that the romanticisation of “dying hand in hand” may lead to more cases of elderly couples choosing to apply for euthanasia together.

Thousands of people took the streets for the right to life. As in the years before, counter-protests tried to block the March For Life.

The government wants “a balance between opening up this new right to the French people and the legitimate concerns of professionals”.

“The bill will result in human life being valued on its efficiency and utility, and increase pressure on the vulnerable”, religious leaders say.

The final law is passed despite the veto of the republic’s president. Half of the population is against, including Christian doctors.

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Almost 3,000 people requested euthanasia in 2022. Most were over 70 and had terminal cancer, but 17% “were not expected to die in the foreseeable future”, says official report.

As the debate around abortion and euthanasia resurfaces in Spain, over 500 groups and thousands of families marched to “protect the life of the most vulnerable”.

“Human dignity does not depend on social consensus, but is an intrinsic quality of every human being”, states the text signed by Catholics, evangelicals, Anglicans, Muslims and Orthodox.

According to a report from the OPG, one year after its approval, the most common reason given for requesting assisted suicide is fear of existential suffering in the future.