France’s National Assembly will give final approval to assisted-dying bill
- PARIS -- France’s National Assembly is set to give final approval Wednesday to a bill allowing adults with incurable illnesses to receive lethal medication, the culmination of years of debate over end-of-life care.
- The lower house of parliament is widely expected to approve the measure after backing it in three previous readings, completing parliament’s work on the legislation announced by French President Emmanuel Macron over three years ago.
- The proposed measure primarily provides for medically assisted suicide, by allowing patients to receive and self-administer lethal medication under strict
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- PARIS -- France’s National Assembly is set to give final approval Wednesday to a bill allowing adults with incurable illnesses to receive lethal medication, the culmination of years of debate over end-of-life care.
- The lower house of parliament is widely expected to approve the measure after backing it in three previous readings, completing parliament’s work on the legislation announced by French President Emmanuel Macron over three years ago.
- The proposed measure primarily provides for medically assisted suicide, by allowing patients to receive and self-administer lethal medication under strict
Sources: ABC News