article_snippet: There were, however, 83 lawmakers who declined to vote -- a measure of just how contentious the issue has been.
article_snippet: But, as might be predicted, law has proved divisive in the extreme.
article_snippet: Some lawmakers on the left of the political spectrum said in advance
article_snippet: Some lawmakers on the left of the political spectrum would abstain from Tuesday's vote because Some lawmakers on the left of the political spectrum thought the bill did not go far enough toward legalizing euthanasia.
article_snippet: And some on the right said Some lawmakers on the left of the political spectrum, too, would abstain, because Some lawmakers on the left of the political spectrum saw law is a way of legalizing euthanasia in disguise.