French lawmakers approve assisted dying bill, paving the way for approval


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  • Wednesday, 28 May 2025

FILE PHOTO: A French flag flies over the National Assembly in Paris, France, April 18, 2025. REUTERS/Abdul Saboor/File Photo

PARIS (Reuters) -French lower house lawmakers approved a bill on Tuesday to legalise assisted dying, paving the way for France to become the latest European nation to allow terminally ill people to end their lives.

The final passage of the bill remains some way off, with the text now heading to the Senate. However, the legislation is expected to pass, with polls showing more than 90% of French people in favour of laws that give people with terminal diseases or interminable suffering the right to die.

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