New Zealand votes to legalize euthanasia for terminally ill patients
紐西蘭表決通過絕症病患安樂死合法化
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New Zealanders have voted in favor of
legalizing euthanasia for people with a terminal illness -
clearing the way for the controversial proposition to become law in 2021.
紐西蘭人已投票贊成絕症病患安樂死合法化——剷除讓此一具有爭議性的提案在2021年立法的障礙。
More than 65% of voters backed the proposed
law, according to preliminary results of a referendum announced by the
country’s electoral commission Friday.
根據該國選舉委員會週五宣布的公投初步結果,超過65%的選民支持這項法律議案。
Lawmakers voted 69-51 to approve the End
of Life Choice Act 2019 last year before sending the issue to a referendum.
該法案在(紐國)國會議員去年以69比51通過「2019終結生命選擇法」後,送交公投。
More than 2.4 million people took part in
the poll, which was conducted alongside New Zealand’s general election on
October 17.
超過240萬人參加與10月17日紐西蘭大選一同舉行的投票。
【新聞辭典】
be in favour of something/doing something:慣用語,贊同,贊同做…。
clear/pave/open/prepare the way (for
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U.K.’s decision to approve AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use
will clear the way for tens of millions of Britons to be vaccinated in the
coming months.(英國批准阿斯特捷利康的武漢肺炎疫苗可供緊急使用此一決定,將為數千萬英國人在未來數月施打疫苗做好準備。)
take part in:慣用語,參加。例句:He
refused to take part in the discussion.(他拒絕參加討論。)
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