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French President Macron signs law legalizing euthanasia in France
French President Emmanuel Macron signed a law legalizing euthanasia on August 19. The legislation gives adults with advanced stages of severe and incurable illnesses the right to request assistance in ending their lives under certain conditions.
French President Emmanuel Macron signed a law legalizing euthanasia in France. Once the law takes effect, it will establish a legal framework, subject to certain conditions, for people with severe and incurable illnesses in advanced or terminal stages.
The legislation was approved by the French Parliament in mid-July. France's Constitutional Council also ruled on August 14 that the law complies with the country's constitution.
Who will be eligible under the law?
The law allows people experiencing suffering that cannot be relieved through treatment, or that would become unbearable if treatment were discontinued, to request assistance under the euthanasia framework.
The right to apply is limited to people over the age of 18. French citizens and people who are legal, permanent residents of the country will be eligible.
The law's approval was announced in a document published in France's Official Journal with the statement, “The President of the Republic has approved this law.”
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