French MPs approve assisted-dying law with strict rules after years of argument
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- France's National Assembly has voted to create a right to assisted dying under strict conditions, after years of debate and changes to the proposals.
- MPs voted by 291 to 241 to back the bill, which had been rejected three times by the upper house of parliament, the Senate.
- Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu is set to refer parts of the bill to France's Constitutional Council for examination before it can become law.
Confirmed
- France's National Assembly has voted to create a right to assisted dying under strict conditions, after years of debate and changes to the proposals.
- MPs voted by 291 to 241 to back the bill, which had been rejected three times by the upper house of parliament, the Senate.
- Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu is set to refer parts of the bill to France's Constitutional Council for examination before it can become law.