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Editorial from 07/16/2026

France's New Path Between Compassion and Boundaries

With the final adoption of the law on assisted dying (aide à mourir), the French National Assembly has made a decision that extends far beyond the legal framework. Few other political initiatives touch so directly on fundamental questions of humanity, medicine and the state as the legal regulation of assistance in dying. France is thus joining a small group of European countries that permit medically assisted ending of life under…

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