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進入中英對照讀新聞》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
2020年10月16日，紐西蘭大選綁公投投票前夕，南島大城基督城街頭出現一面反對絕症病患可合法安樂死的看板。（美聯社）
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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。
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be in favour of something/doing something：慣用語，贊同，贊同做…。
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