Majority of Slovenians Vote to Reject Assisted Dying Law

A majority of Slovenian voters on Sunday voted to suspend a law that legalized assisted dying for terminally ill patients.

Preliminary vote counts from Slovenia’s State Election Commission at press time reportedly indicate that the law was rejected by around 53-percent of the votes against 46-percent that voted in favor of the legislation. Voter turnout was measured at around 41-percent.

Slovenian conservative activist Ales Primc, who led the campaign efforts against the assisted dying law, celebrated the results by saying that, “Compassion has won,” stressing that “Slovenia has rejected the government’s health, pension, and social reform…

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