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France: Assisted Dying Officially Authorized After Emmanuel Macron Promulgates the Law

The law creating a right to assisted dying was published Wednesday, August 19 in the Official Journal following its promulgation by the President of the Republic, Emmanuel Macron, after several years of debate.

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(Paris=Yonhap News) Correspondent Song Jin-won = French President Emmanuel Macron has enacted a law recognizing the right of terminally ill patients to assisted death.

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Macron's bill requires the patient to suffer incurable suffering and includes a conscientious objection clause.

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Shafaq News – Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron signed the euthanasia law into law on Wednesday, according to the Official Journal. The French parliament had approved the legislation in mid-July, and the Constitutional Council ratified it on August 14, deeming it constitutional. The law grants the right to assisted dying in France to individuals in the late or terminal stages of a serious and incurable illness. This procedure is available …

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Frankfurter Allgemeine broke the news in Frankfurt, Germany on Tuesday, August 18, 2026.
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