A law on assisted dying has gone into effect in France
On August 19, France published a law on medical assistance in ending life in the Official Gazette and brought it into effect. The law allows adult patients with serious illnesses to receive medical assistance in voluntarily ending their lives under certain conditions.
On Wednesday, August 19, the law on assisted suicide was published in the Official Gazette, bringing to a close the long process of its drafting and adoption.
The law enables adult patients with serious illnesses to end their lives of their own volition with the assistance of medical personnel, while establishing a series of criteria and safeguards.
Before the law can be implemented, the relevant government decrees must still be finalized and published.
This was reported by BFMTV
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