End of Life Act: the Solemn Vote in the Assembly Postponed Until Wednesday, Announces Yaël Braun-Pivet
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RECIT - As more and more Members denounce the "dirty" of the text aimed at legalizing euthanasia, the vote scheduled to take place on Tuesday afternoon was rejected following the mobilisation of several right-wing elected representatives in the Chamber.
While the law on the end of life should be passed in the National Assembly on Wednesday, February 25, 2026, Bishop Olivier de Cagny, of Évreux, asked parliamentarians not to vote on it. A position that does not reflect that of the Catholic community, on the contrary.
Initially scheduled on Tuesday, the solemn vote on aid to die is postponed. "More than 200 amendments" remain to be studied, announced the president of the National Assembly at RTL microphone on Tuesday.
National Assembly President Yaël Braun-Pivet speaks to the press (Symbolic image) (Photo by Bertrand GUAY / AFP via Getty Images) Getty Images The National Assembly is preparing to vote again Wednesday afternoon on the bill establishing a right to assisted dying. The session, initially scheduled for Tuesday, was postponed by one day to allow for the examination of nearly 2,000 amendments during a week of debates. This major societal reform, deba…
The National Assembly will take a decision on Wednesday from 3 p.m. on the whole text, which was concluded on Tuesday evening in the Chamber.
On the eve of tomorrow's solemn vote in the National Assembly, MPs are extending the debate on the end-of-life bill proposals. A major societal reform of Emmanuel Macron's second quinquennium, at the heart of intimate, medical and ethical debates.
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