French MPs approve assisted dying law with strict rules after years of argument

The bill would allow assisted dying for terminally ill adults who meet strict criteria.

France Is Set to Allow Assisted Dying

Lawmakers were expected to approve a bill that would allow doctors to help terminally ill patients to die. If the law passes, the country would join a small group of nations that permit the measure.

By Ségolène Le Stradic

French parliament adopts assisted dying law supported by Macron

President Emmanuel Macron had promised an assisted dying law when he was re-elected for a second term in 2022, in a change seen as one of the most important social reforms since France allowed same-sex marriage in 2012.

French Parliament approves landmark assisted-dying bill

Parliament adopted the text by 291 votes to 241, though it still needs approval from the Constitutional Council.

French parliament adopts landmark assisted-dying bill

French lawmakers on Wednesday adopted ⁠a bill that will create a legal right to assisted dying for adults with incurable illnesses, capping an intense ethical and political debate. The legislation will, under strict conditions, allow a person who requests it to receive a lethal substance. The substance could be self-administered or, if the person is physically unable to do so, administered by ‌a doctor or nurse. Access to assisted dying will be restricted to adults who are French citizens or...

By Reuters

France's parliament adopts assisted dying law

France on Wednesday moved closer to joining the ranks of countries that guarantee the right to assisted dying, a move championed by President Emmanuel Macron. Macron had promised an assisted dying law when he was re-elected for a second term in 2022, in a change seen as one of the most important social reforms since France allowed same-sex marriage in 2012. If the country's highest constitutional authority approves the legislation, France will join the Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland and Ca...

By FRANCE24

Right to die: French Parliament approves assisted dying bill after years of debate

By TOI WORLD DESK

France set to legalise assisted dying pending assembly vote

Reserved for adults, assisted dying would be accessible to patients suffering from an incurable condition.