The draft legislation follows the release of a report indicating that most French citizens support legalizing medically assisted suicide and euthanasia.
President Emmanuel Macron said Monday, following the release of a report indicating that most French citizens support legalizing medically assisted suicide and euthanasia.
Macron said the panel's conclusions will be incorporated in the bill to be drawn up jointly by the government and legislators "by the end of the summer." He also vowed to improve access for all terminally ill patients to end-of-life care in line with the citizens’ report which pointed to major disparities between regions, including some that had no specialized units.
Some French patients travel to other European countries to seek further options. Assisted suicide is allowed in neighboring Switzerland. Euthanasia is currently legal in the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg and Spain under certain conditions.
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