France’s National Assembly gives final approval to assisted-dying bill after years of debate
The bill allows adults with incurable illnesses to request lethal medication, and the national health insurance would cover the cost.
- On Wednesday, France's National Assembly approved a landmark assisted-dying bill, voting 291-241 to allow adults with incurable illnesses to request lethal medication, fulfilling a policy pledge from President Emmanuel Macron announced more than three years ago.
- After being rejected three times by the upper house, which raised concerns about human rights and religious freedoms, the National Assembly gave its final approval, ending years of intense parliamentary debate.
- Patients must be at least 18 and French citizens or legal residents with an incurable illness; the process requires 15 days of assessment and a two-day reflection period before final confirmation.
- Prime Minister Lecornu will refer the act to the Constitutional Council, which has up to one month to review provisions regarding reflection periods, consent protocols, and health facility implementation before the law takes effect.
- With this vote, France joins European nations including Belgium, Switzerland, and the Netherlands in permitting assisted dying, as polls indicate broad public support despite warnings from the Association for the Right to Die With Dignity.
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The Constitutional will analyze the rule at the initiative of the Prime Minister, Sébastien Lecornu, who has doubts about some parts of the text, as well as...
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French Lawmakers Approve Landmark Assisted Dying Bill
French lawmakers have passed a bill legalizing assisted dying for adults with incurable illnesses. The law, which follows intense ethical and political debates, allows adults to receive a lethal substance under strict conditions. The bill is limited to French citizens or residents suffering severe, life-threatening conditions.
A historic vote: the right to 'aid to die', major societal reform of the Macron Presidency, was endorsed on Wednesday by the Assembly after years of debate.
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