The PSD parliamentary leader said on Thursday he would sign a request for successive inspection of the euthanasia diploma if a group of Social Democratic deputies advance, adding that this will not officially happen through the bench.
During the session of the PSD parliamentary session, which is taking place behind closed doors, Joaquim Miranda Sarmento informed the deputies that it is not the intention of the leadership of the session, in that capacity, to present this instrument of appeal to the Constitutional Court. use, but recalled that 23 deputies are enough (one-tenth) to do so.
According to reports to Lusa, the parliamentary leader of the PSD has himself expressed his willingness to sign this request, while other deputies expressed the same will.
The Assembly of the Republic should on Friday confirm the diploma vetoed by the President of the Republic on medically assisted death, an intention announced by PS, BE, IL and PAN, forcing its promulgation.
According to the constitution of the republic, despite a right of veto, the parliament can confirm the text with an absolute majority of the deputies in office, 116 out of 230, and in this case the president of the republic will approve the diploma within eight days after the date of receipt.
Source: DN
