Paris, Jul 15 (EFE).- The French National Assembly granted final approval to the Right to Die with Dignity Act on Wednesday, which includes regulations on euthanasia and assisted suicide for patients with serious, irreversible illnesses and severe suffering. The bill passed with 291 votes in favor and 241 against.
Wednesday’s vote was the final vote on the third reading, enabling the lower house of the French parliament to pass the law after a complicated legislative process.
Since 2025, deputies have approved the bill twice, but the conservative-majority Senat rejected it twice.
In late 2024, French President Emmanuel Macron introduced the bill legalizing euthanasia, which he considered one of the social achievements of his second and final term, which ends in May 2027.
However, the bill will now be reviewed by the Constitutional Council at the initiative of Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu, who was appointed by Macron and has second thoughts about certain parts of the text, such as the two-day reflection period for patients.
