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Jean-Paul Huber · 07/16/2026

France Passes Assisted Dying Law After Long Parliamentary Dispute

Paris - 16.07.2026: France's National Assembly definitively passed the law establishing a right to assistance in dying on Wednesday, July 15. A total of 291 lawmakers voted in favor of the text, 241 voted against it, and 29 abstained. The decision concludes a legislative process lasting more than a year, during which the Senate repeatedly rejected the bill. Because the two chambers adopted differing versions, the National Assembly had the…

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