Law on assisted dying: votes of Rhône deputies
On Tuesday, May 27, the bill on assisted dying passed its first reading in the National Assembly. Find out how the Rhône deputies voted.
Although the bill on assisted dying passed its first reading in the National Assembly on Tuesday, May 27, the debate surrounding it continues. The bill received 305 votes in favor and 199 against, with no party voting unanimously for the bill.
As a reminder, the text defines the conditions necessary to "authorize and support a person who has expressed a request to use a lethal substance." Among the criteria expressed in this proposed law, "being suffering from a serious and incurable illness," "being over eighteen years old," or "holding French nationality."
Among the Rhône deputies, the same pattern applies; not everyone seems to agree. On the Renaissance party side, Thomas Gassilloud and Jean-Luc Fugit voted in favor, while Blandine Brocard and Cyrille Isaac-Sibille, Modem deputies, voted against.
"A patient asks to die because he feels like a burden. What should a doctor say?" There is no clear answer in the debate on PPL assisted dying.
Faced with the uncertainties and excesses, I have chosen to vote against this text. https://t.co/ye4mGHaoNX pic.twitter.com/LH5og4JUZP
Lyon Capitale
