The Portuguese government states there is no 'legal certainty' to proceed with euthanasia legislation. Meanwhile, the number of Portuguese citizens registered with the Swiss assisted suicide association Dignitas has risen to 80, with at least 12 having traveled to Switzerland for assisted suicide in the past 17 years.

Tony Marra said his sister had been “failed” by the current law in England and left with “no choice” but to travel alone to her death abroad