The news was revealed as Left Bloc MP João Semedo handed a petition to Parliament to this effect on Tuesday evening.
The petition currently contains over 8,000 signatures and gathered almost half that amount in the first two days of its circulation back in February.
Under the Portuguese Constitution, any petition which gathers more than 4,000 signatures has to be listed for discussion by MPs in Parliament, but does not necessarily require a vote.
The petition, which is available on the internet also contains the names of over 100 high-ranking officials and Portuguese celebrities calling for the decriminalisa-tion of euthanasia.
The text argues that the legalisation of euthanasia is based on principles enshrined in the Constitution, such as religious freedom, freedom of ideals and conscience.