Euthanasia, Nuclear Vote Bills Advance
Opposition lawmakers advanced votes on nuclear policy and euthanasia, with the Kuomintang and Taiwan People’s Party using their majority to skip committee review.
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Opposition fast-tracks referendum proposals on nuclear policy, euthanasia
Taipei, July 14 (CNA) Opposition lawmakers on Tuesday fast-tracked two proposals to hold referendums on the abolition of the government's nuclear-free policy and the legalization of medical euthanasia to be held on the same day as the nine-in-one local elections in November.
On the 14th, the Kuomintang (KMT) and Taiwan People's Party (TPP) caucuses in the Legislative Yuan respectively proposed two referendums: "abolishing non-nuclear-free homes" and "euthanasia." After voting, the former passed with 58 to 48 votes, and the latter with 57 to 48 votes, both by the opposition camp's majority, and proceeded directly to the second reading. Including the previous four referendums on caning, opposing the abolition of the d…
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