Text on the end of life: debate in the Assembly on Monday

The bill has been waiting for four years without ever coming to fruition. Debates resume tomorrow in the National Assembly to open access to assisted dying. To qualify, five criteria are considered: being an adult, a French national, or a resident of France; suffering from a serious and incurable condition that is life-threatening in its advanced or terminal stages; experiencing physical or psychological suffering that is unbearable or unbearable; and being able to express their wishes freely and in an informed manner. The bill is returning to the House, a year after being abandoned due to the dissolution of the House.

This time, it is split in two: one part on assisted dying, the other, more consensual, on palliative care. A separation decided by François Bayrou, who is opposed to euthanasia. Tomorrow, the government will announce four new amendments to make assisted dying even more restrictive. Yet this text is a long-standing promise of Emmanuel Macron's, which he is now defending more timidly.

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