assisted dying

Slovenians will vote in another referendum in November on whether they support the right to assisted dying, legalised by parliament in July.

At the referendum, voters will decide whether the law legalising assisted dying will be implemented.

At a first referendum, held in 2024, a 55 percent of Slovenians backed assisted dying.

It also allows for assisted dying if treatment offers no reasonable prospect of recovery or improvement of the patient's condition, but not to end unbearable suffering resulting from mental illness.

She has previously also said she supports abortion rights, but is against assisted dying.