France's President Emmanuel Macron attends the Czech-French nuclear forum in Prague, Czech Republic, March 5, 2024. REUTERS/Eva Korinkova
PARIS (Reuters) - President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday for the first time that he backed new end-of-life legislation that would allow what he called "help to die" and wanted his government to put forward a draft bill to parliament in May.
France's neighbours Switzerland, Belgium and the Netherlands have adopted laws that allow medically assisted dying in some cases. But France has resisted that step, in part under pressure from the Catholic Church.
