France’s government has presented a bill to allow adults with terminal cancer or other end-of-life illness to take lethal medication
FILE - French President Emmanuel Macron looks on during a joint statement with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, before a working dinner at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Monday, April 8, 2024. France's government presented a bill Wednesday April 10, 2024 to allow adults with terminal cancer or other incurable illness to take lethal medication, amid growing public demand for legal options for aid in dying.
To benefit from the newly proposed measure, patients would need to be over 18 and be French citizens or live in France, Health Minister Catherine Vautrin said after a Cabinet meeting. The patient would initiate the request for lethal medication and confirm the request after a period of reflection, Vautrin said.
The bill now goes to parliament for debate. Vautrin urged ‘’an enormous amount of listening, an enormous amount of humility, as we are touching subjects of life and death, and an enormous amount of respect for the freedom of conscience of each one of us.’’A report last year indicated that most French citizens back legalizing end-of-life options, and opinion polls show growing support over the past 20 years.
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