The bill would allow a terminally ill person to self-administer a lethal substance under certain conditions.
Paris — After months of deliberation and contemplation, President Emmanuel Macron announced at the weekend that he is backing a bill to introduce new 'end-of-life' legislation in France for terminally ill patients.'The term we retained is that of 'helping to die' because it is simple and human,' Macron said in an exclusive interview with two French newspapers.
The bill, Macron said, will propose 'a possible path, in a specific situation, with precise criteria, where a medical decision has a role to play.' He said it would also see an extra $1.09 billion invested in palliative care, on top of the current budget of $1.7 billion.The president said that the move was not about legalizing either euthanasia or assisted suicide. He pointed out that euthanasia involves ending someone's life with or without their consent and he was ruling that out.
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