US EditionFrench lawmakers revive assisted suicide debate as end-of-life bill returns to parliament
- The French National Assembly resumed debate on assisted suicide and euthanasia on May 12, 2025, in Paris after nearly a year of interruption.
- This delay followed President Macron’s dissolution of parliament and snap elections in mid-2024, which paused legislative work on the end-of-life bill.
- The bill, supported by the presidential majority and left-wing groups, would allow terminally ill adults to access lethal substances under strict conditions and with safeguards.
- A May 2 committee approval preceded an expected two-week plenary debate, with a double vote set for May 29, while surveys show 74%-80% of French doctors favor some form of assisted dying.
- The debate’s outcome will shape France’s legal framework on end-of-life care amid concerns over safeguard removal and comparisons to broader euthanasia laws abroad.
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Boer: I was wrong — euthanasia has a slippery slope
In 2001, the Netherlands was the first country in the world to legalize euthanasia and, along with it, assisted suicide. Various safeguards were put in place to show who should qualify, and doctors acting in accordance with these safeguards would not be prosecuted.
"The law on helping to die will make death a therapy among others": 575 lawyers warn about the risks of drift
FIGAROVOX/TRIBUNE - The bill on aid to die should be passed on 27 May in the National Assembly. 575 jurists analysed it and denounced its liberticide effects against opponents of euthanasia and its flexibility in the face of the risks of drift.
Euthanasia: A Violation of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
A bill to legalize euthanasia is currently before the French Parliament. Originally intended to cover end-of-life situations, the bill has now been extended to various disabilities. France, like Hungary, participates in several international mechanisms for the protection of the rights of persons with disabilities. The European Centre for Law and Justice (ECLJ), alongside 14,000 citizens, brought the matter before two of these mechanisms at the U…
Delay no more, get the dying legislation right now
“Individuals will often choose to end their life earlier than they would like, because they are concerned about losing capacity and becoming ineligible.” “Delay after delay is not necessary. The issues are understood… table amendments to the VAD Act now and seek to have them passed in time to facilitate better legislation coming into effect in November,” writes political columnist MICHAEL MOORE. How long does the ACT have to wait for the imple…
"We're going to be called assassins, it's going to be very hard..." What do our MPs think of the end-of-life bill?
The text on the end of life came to debate in the National Assembly on Monday, May 12, 2025. While the Minister of Health, Catherine Vautrin, defends the possibility of opening a help to die for some patients, our Breton MPs do not all share the same opinion... Many issue conditions.
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