The French parliament has definitively adopted a law that would allow assisted dying in the country for the first time - so what exactly does the law allow, and when will it come into force?

France's National Assembly is set to give final approval to a bill allowing adults with incurable illnesses to receive lethal medication.

France's National Assembly is set to give final approval to a bill allowing adults with incurable illnesses to receive lethal medication

France was on Wednesday set to move closer to joining the ranks of countries that guarantee the right to assisted dying, after the long journey to adoption of a controversial bill…

France’s National Assembly is set to give final approval to a controversial assisted dying bill that would allow some adults with incurable illnesses to receive life-ending…

PARIS — France’s National Assembly is set to give final approval Wednesday to a bill allowing adults with incurable illnesses to receive lethal med...

Some can permit euthanasia, when a caregiver induces a patient's death at their request. Others in some cases grant permission for assisted dying, when someone helps a patient end…

French lawmakers adopted on Wednesday a bill that will create a legal right to assisted dying for adults with incurable illnesses, capping an intense

Les députés ont donné, mercredi, un feu vert décisif à cette réforme majeure du quinquennat d'Emmanuel Macron. Ce vote survient deux mois après l'adoption d'un texte destiné à…

Pour entériner cette promesse d’Emmanuel Macron maintes fois retardée, le gouvernement avait donné le dernier mot à l’Assemblée nationale, qui a approuvé le texte par 291 voix…

Clause de conscience individuelle mais pas d’exemption pour les établissements confessionnels. Après un «marathon avec des haies», la France se dote d’un droit à l’aide à mourir.…

Les députés ont donné, mercredi 15 juillet, un feu vert décisif à cette réforme majeure du quinquennat d'Emmanuel Macron. Ce vote survient deux mois après l'adoption d'un texte…

France's National Assembly has given final approval to a landmark assisted dying bill, allowing adults with incurable illnesses to receive lethal medication under strict…

After years of debate, French MPs have voted to adopt a bill to establish a right to assisted dying for some adults suffering from an incurable condition. #EuropeNews

After years of debate, French MPs have voted to adopt a bill to establish a right to assisted dying for some adults suffering from an incurable condition. #EuropeNews

Frankreich erlaubt assistierten Suizid unter strengen Bedingungen. Präsident Macron bringt die letzte gesellschaftspolitische Änderung auf den Weg.

Access will be restricted to adults with incurable life-threatening illnesses who are in constant suffering linked to the condition.

France has an increasingly aging population, with growing numbers of patients in the country who require care for chronic illnesses.

Das französische Parlament spricht sich für Sterbehilfe für schwer erkrankte Menschen aus. Für den assistierten Suizid sollen strenge Auflagen gelten.

PARIS: France on Wednesday moved closer to joining the ranks of countries that guarantee the right to assisted dying, a move championed by President Emmanuel Macron. Macron had…

The bill gives adults with incurable illness the right to assisted dying.