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 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 on Wednesday adopted a bill that will create a legal right to assisted dying for adults with incurable illnesses, capping years of intense ethical…

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…

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

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