May 27 (UPI) -- France's National Assembly approved a measure that would legalize assisted suicide and euthanasia if signed into law.
The French lawmakers passed the measure, dubbed the "right to die" law, on a 305-199 vote during the measure's first reading in the National Assembly, but the conditions would be among the most restrictive in Europe, The Guardian reported.
The measure authorizes assisted suicide or euthanasia for adults ages 18 and over under very strict conditions.
A patient must have a "serious and incurable" illness that has become either terminal or "advanced" to qualify for the procedure, Politico reported.
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