{"id":2630167,"date":"2026-07-15T14:37:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T18:37:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/france-gives-final-approval-to-assisted-dying-bill\/"},"modified":"2026-07-15T14:43:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T18:43:13","slug":"france-gives-final-approval-to-assisted-dying-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/france-gives-final-approval-to-assisted-dying-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"France gives final approval to assisted-dying bill"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffrance-gives-final-approval-to-assisted-dying-bill%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2630167&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>France\u2019s National Assembly has approved a bill allowing terminally ill adults with incurable conditions to access lethal medication, marking the culmination of years of debate on end-of-life options. The legislation, which was approved in a 291-241 vote, had been supported by President Emmanuel Macron and originated over three years ago. the bill primarily permits <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-democrat-candidate-claimed-assisted-suicide-could-be-proper-and-ethical-for-terminally-ill-children\/\" title=\"EXCLUSIVE: Democrat Candidate Claimed Assisted Suicide Could Be \u2018Proper And Ethical... For Terminally Ill Children\">medically assisted suicide<\/a>,were patients can self-administer lethal drugs under strict conditions,including being at least 18 years old,a French citizen or resident,and experiencing unbearable,incurable pain. Patients must undergo consultations and reflection periods, with requests reviewed by healthcare professionals, excluding those with psychiatric disorders or neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p>Public support for such measures is growing in France, a traditionally Catholic country, where many travel abroad for assisted dying services. In the UK, a similar bill for assisted dying is set to return to Parliament.France\u2019s legislation emphasizes patient autonomy, with costs covered by national health insurance, and stringent safeguards to prevent misuse. The law faces ongoing review by the Constitutional Council before enactment. Despite opposition from groups emphasizing palliative care and human dignity, extensive parliamentary debates culminated in this recent approval. Similar discussions and legislative hurdles are ongoing in other countries like the UK, Netherlands, and Germany, reflecting a global movement towards legalizing end-of-life choices.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/france\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"387\">France\u2019s<\/a> National Assembly gave final approval Wednesday to a bill allowing adults with incurable illnesses to receive lethal medication, the culmination of\u00a0years of debate\u00a0over end-of-life care.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The lower house of parliament approved the measure in a 291-241 vote, after backing it in three previous readings, completing parliament\u2019s work on the legislation announced by French President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/emmanuel-macron\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1303\">Emmanuel Macron<\/a> more than three years ago.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4649367\/israeli-high-court-draft-dodgers\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Israeli High Court intervenes against law suspending arrest of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israeli-high-court-intervenes-over-ultra-orthodox-draft-dodgers-law\/\" title=\"Israeli High Court intervenes over ultra-orthodox draft dodgers law\">ultra-orthodox draft dodgers<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4644066\/international-development-finance-corporation-china-bri\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>The federal agency you\u2019ve never heard of ripping up and replacing Chinese investments around the world<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4648174\/how-long-can-iran-play-energy-card\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>How long can Iran play its energy card?<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to various estimates, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/euthanasia\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1865\">assisted dying<\/a> is available to around 300 million people worldwide, with euthanasia legal under certain conditions in some countries and\u00a0assisted suicide\u00a0allowed in others and in several U.S. states. France has an increasingly aging population, with growing numbers of patients in\u00a0the country\u00a0who require care for chronic illnesses.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">France, a traditionally Catholic nation, has grappled with legal, medical, moral and religious questions about end-of-life options, including existing legislation that allows doctors to keep terminally ill patients sedated before death, but stops short of allowing assisted suicide and euthanasia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many French people have traveled to neighboring countries where medically assisted suicide or euthanasia are legal. Medically assisted suicide generally involves a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >patient voluntarily taking lethal medication prescribed<\/a> by a doctor. Euthanasia involves a doctor or other health care professional administering a lethal injection at the patient\u2019s request.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">End-of-life options are also being debated in the United Kingdom. A bill to legalize assisted dying in England and Wales will formally return to Parliament on Sept. 11, five months after it ran out of time in Parliament\u2019s last session.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/in_focus\/4414432\/nothing-american-about-assisted-suicide-maid-act\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/in_focus\/4414432\/nothing-american-about-assisted-suicide-maid-act\/\"><strong>OPINION: THERE IS NOTHING AMERICAN ABOUT ASSISTED SUICIDE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-the-bill-sets-strict-conditions\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">The bill sets strict conditions<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The proposed measure in France primarily provides for\u00a0medically assisted suicide, by allowing patients to receive and self-administer lethal medication under strict conditions. Only people whose physical condition prevents them from doing so would be allowed to receive assistance from a doctor or a nurse.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Patients seeking to end their lives would have to be at least 18 years old and either French citizens or legal residents of France.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A doctor would first have to consult a team of health care professionals and then confirm that the patient has a serious and incurable illness that is life-threatening. The patient must be in an advanced or terminal stage, experiencing pain that can\u2019t be relieved or is unbearable, and seeking lethal medication of their own free will.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lawmakers specified that psychological suffering alone wouldn\u2019t qualify a person for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/canadas-euthanasia-policy-shows-the-slippery-slope-is-real\/\" title=\"Canada&#039;s ... Policy Shows the Slippery Slope Is Real\">medically assisted dying<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">People with severe psychiatric disorders or neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer\u2019s wouldn\u2019t be eligible.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Patients would initiate the request, to be reviewed by health professionals within 15 days, and then confirm it after a period of reflection lasting at least two days.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If approved, they could take the lethal medication at the time and in the place of their choice, including at home or in a health care facility, in the presence of their loved ones if they wish.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the chosen date, the doctor or nurse would have to verify that the person still wishes to proceed and remain nearby to intervene if complications arise.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-26\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">France\u2019s national health insurance system would cover all associated costs.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-many-french-people-support-the-changes\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Many French people support the changes<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A 2023 report found that most French people are in favor of legalizing end-of-life options, and opinion polls have shown support increasing over the past two decades.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Association for the Right to Die With Dignity said that the law would allow people \u201cto choose to end unbearable suffering, freely and with full awareness.\u201d Its president, Jonathan Denis, said in a statement that \u201ca law that creates a new right never forces anyone to exercise it. It does, however, ensure that every person \u2026 can remain at the heart of medical decisions that concern them and have their wishes respected.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Opponents argue the measure could put pressure on older people and those living with illness or disabilities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In an open letter to Macron, the anti-euthanasia group Alliance Vita said that \u201cevery effort must be made to ensure that people who are suffering have immediate access to palliative care and support. Presenting death as a desirable solution can never be an acceptable response to suffering and is contrary to human dignity.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-the-vote-caps-a-lengthy-parliamentary-process\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">The vote caps a lengthy parliamentary process<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Senate, the upper house where conservatives hold a majority, rejected the bill. But under France\u2019s legislative process, the National Assembly has the final say when the two houses of parliament disagree.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Senate President G\u00e9rard Larcher and Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said that they would refer the bill to the Constitutional Council, which will have up to a month to determine whether it complies with the Constitution. The law would only take effect once that review has been completed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cExtensive debates have taken place in the National Assembly on this bill. However, discussions in the Senate did not allow for such an in-depth examination, in order to produce legislation that addresses both the aspirations of its supporters and the concerns of those who are worried about how it will be implemented,\u201d Lecornu said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the U.K., opponents of the bill to legalize assisted dying prevented it from passing in the House of Lords, the upper house, by filing more than 1,200 amendments on a range of concerns, including potential coercion of vulnerable people and a lack of safeguards for those with disabilities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That was in April, after elected representatives in the House of Commons passed it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4620603\/netherlands-euthanasia-child-under-12\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4620603\/netherlands-euthanasia-child-under-12\/\"><strong>NETHERLANDS ACKNOWLEDGES FOR FIRST TIME EUTHANIZING CHILD UNDER 12<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The bill that is expected to be presented again proposes allowing adults in England and Wales, with fewer than six months to live, to apply for an assisted death subject to the approval of two doctors and an expert panel. One aim is so people no longer go to other countries, such as Switzerland, for an assisted death.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Germany, parliament\u2019s lower house, the Bundestag, in 2023 considered two proposals to regulate assisted dying and rejected both of them.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>France approves law for assisted dying after years of debate<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2634,"featured_media":2630168,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26196561076114.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[45873,5777,42548],"class_list":["post-2630167","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-assisted-dying","tag-france","tag-healthcare-legislation"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26196561076114.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2630167","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2634"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2630167"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2630167\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2630171,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2630167\/revisions\/2630171"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2630168"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2630167"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2630167"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2630167"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}