Slovenians vote in a referendum on assisted dying for terminally ill patients

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LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — Slovenians on Sunday voted in a referendum on a law to allow terminally ill patients to end their lives. Parliament in the small European Union nation passed the law in July after voters had backed it in a nonbinding referendum last year. Opponents, however, have forced another vote on the divisive issue after collecting more than 40,000 signatures. The law envisages that mentally competent people, who have no chance of recovery or are facing unbearable pain have the

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