End of life: Sandrine Rousseau proposes to open euthanasia to illegals present on French territory

The Member of Parliament for the Ecologist has put forward this idea while, at the National Assembly, the proposal for a law on the end of life is being debated.

While the end-of-life bill has been split into two pieces and remains threatened by possible censorship, "Libé" has received the testimony of a 48-year-old Frenchman with an early Parkinson's who chose to go to Belgium.

She called for granting the right to "no longer suffer" to "any person who is in our territory", including "foreigners who are not in a regular situation".

Known for her sharp stances and frank talk, Sandrine Rousseau has become one of the most publicized figures in the French political landscape. An environmental activist of the first hour, she has established herself as a strong voice of the feminist left. She never hesitates to go up to the niche to defend her convictions. But behind the public image of the committed political woman, there is another, more discreet face. That of a woman who, far…

Before the debate, scheduled for May, on the bills on end-of-life and palliative care, a group of caregivers regrets this separation into two bills, and denounces the fantasies that would surround these complex subjects. They deplore "a series of misinformations" around the end of life.

At the invitation of the senior officials, the lecture "Self-determination at the end of life, assisted suicide, aid to self-killing" took place in April under consideration of the currently legally valid view for Germany. After the welcome by the senior officials Christa Buchschmid, the hospice coordinator Michael Völker (Hospice Association in the district of Miltenberg) reported with great expertise the topics of assisted suicide and aid to s…