Euthanasia, nuclear vote bills advance

REFERENDUMS: The DPP said it also supports legalizing euthanasia, but supporting laws relating to the Criminal Code, medical ethics and patient autonomy are needed By Jonathan Chin / Staff writer, with CNA The opposition alliance yesterday advanced proposed referendums on legalizing euthanasia and reactivating nuclear power plants directly to a second reading, moving the motions into the legislature’s formal review process.Should the Legislative Yuan approve the proposals, voting would be held in tandem with the local elections on Nov. 28.The legislature has been remiss in promptly failing to deal with the legalization of euthanasia, despite the lively debate the issue has sparked in Taiwanese society, said Huang Kuo-chang (黃國昌), chairman of the Taiwan People’s Party (TPP), which sponsored