People protest against a law to legalise euthanasia as Spanish Parliament prepares to vote on it, outside the Spanish Parliament in Madrid, Spain, December 17, 2020. REUTERS/Susana Vera
MADRID (Reuters) -Spain took a big step towards legalising euthanasia on Thursday, with the lower house of parliament approving a bill allowing the seriously ill to choose to end their life, despite staunch opposition from the political right and religious groups.
The bill, which allows for euthanasia and assisted suicide for people with "serious and incurable" or debilitating diseases that cause "unbearable suffering," was passed by 198-138 vote.
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