Latvian Saeima rejected an initiative to legalize euthanasia
The Latvian public broadcaster LSM.LV reported that, after a long debate, the Latvian Saeima rejected a citizens initiative to legalize euthanasia by a vote of 49 to 38 with 2 abstentions. A citizens initiative collected 10,000 signatures which required the Saeima to debate the issue. LSM reported that Saeima representatives saw the euthanasia debate as opening the…