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France’s National Assembly on Tuesday voted in favor of adopting a bill providing the right to assisted dying.
During the parliamentary session, MP Philippe Vigier said that the bill aims to give people the right to an “ethical path” to assisted dying. He clarified that the option will not apply to “residents of nursing homes,” children, disabled people, or those with lack of capacity or neurodegenerative disorders. He indicated that strict requirements will be implemented in order to create necessary safeguards. Only French citizens or people residing in France may benefit from the bill, and the patient must have an advanced terminal illness to qualify.
MP Yannick Monnet cited a recent opinion published by the French High Authority for Health, which raises concerns that there is no clear way to predict how long a patient may live when approaching end of life. Informed by this finding, he continued that “we have made a choice” to consider “the quality of life” of a patient suffering from an incurable illness and “the time they have left to live, which is, by nature, often uncertain.”
Some MPs opposed the bill. MP Christophe Bentz argued for greater palliative care and claimed that the bill will lead to further desertion of rights. “If you half-open the door to abandonment, dear colleagues, it will never close again,” he said.
The bill received 305 votes in favor and 199 against following a unanimous vote to adopt a palliative care bill.
The historic bill marks continuing fundamental shifts regarding end of life care for terminally ill adults, as reflected by the UK and Scotland’s respective proposed bills. Many citizens of France, as well as the UK, seek assisted dying services in Switzerland, where is it legal.
Full implementation of the assisted dying bill in France requires a senate review, a second reading in the National Assembly and Presidential Promulgation.
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During the parliamentary session, MP Philippe Vigier said that the bill aims to give people the right to an “ethical path” to assisted dying. He clarified that the option will not apply to “residents of nursing homes,” children, disabled people, or those with lack of capacity or neurodegenerative disorders. He indicated that strict requirements will be implemented in order to create necessary safeguards. Only French citizens or people residing in France may benefit from the bill, and the patient must have an advanced terminal illness to qualify.
MP Yannick Monnet cited a recent opinion published by the French High Authority for Health, which raises concerns that there is no clear way to predict how long a patient may live when approaching end of life. Informed by this finding, he continued that “we have made a choice” to consider “the quality of life” of a patient suffering from an incurable illness and “the time they have left to live, which is, by nature, often uncertain.”
Some MPs opposed the bill. MP Christophe Bentz argued for greater palliative care and claimed that the bill will lead to further desertion of rights. “If you half-open the door to abandonment, dear colleagues, it will never close again,” he said.
The bill received 305 votes in favor and 199 against following a unanimous vote to adopt a palliative care bill.
The historic bill marks continuing fundamental shifts regarding end of life care for terminally ill adults, as reflected by the UK and Scotland’s respective proposed bills. Many citizens of France, as well as the UK, seek assisted dying services in Switzerland, where is it legal.
Full implementation of the assisted dying bill in France requires a senate review, a second reading in the National Assembly and Presidential Promulgation.
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