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France's parliament adopts assisted dying law

France Passes Assisted Dying Bill 291-241

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France's assisted dying law is a landmark victory for human dignity, giving terminally ill adults the right to a peaceful death on their own terms. Five years of parliamentary work produced a law with real safeguards — voluntary consent, medical oversight and palliative care working side by side. Forcing dying people to suffer without any choice isn't compassion; legalizing assisted dying is the humane path forward.

France's assisted dying law is a reckless gamble with vulnerable lives — up to 2 million people are eligible, including those with cognitive and intellectual disabilities, with no mandatory psychiatric review and no independent oversight before the act. A doctor can greenlight death in 15 days, and the death certificate simply reads 'natural.' This law doesn't expand freedom; it exposes the most fragile people to irreversible harm with almost no protection.

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