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France definitively approves the law that legalizes euthanasia and assisted suicide

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Opponents of euthanasia demonstrate in front of the National Assembly, in Paris, while the chamber votes in favor of the bill establishing the right to medical assistance to die.
Opponents of euthanasia demonstrate in front of the National Assembly, in Paris, while the chamber votes in favor of the bill establishing the right to medical assistance to die. Noemie Olive/Reuters
15/07/2026
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After a debate that has lasted for years, the French National Assembly definitively approved this Wednesday the law on the right to assisted death, which includes the regulation of euthanasia and assisted suicide for patients with severe irreversible illnesses and a high degree of suffering.

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