No Consensus in Sight for Legalizing Euthanasia in France
Earlier this month President Emmanuel Macron declared to the actress, Line Renaud, in regard to euthanasia: "This is the time for it, so it will be done."
"Euthanasia and Suicide"
French Ethics Committee’s Deadly Volte-Face on Euthanasia, Assisted Suicide
On September 13, 2022, the “CCNE” (French National Consultative Ethics Committee) published recommendation N° 139. Essentially it recommends for palliative care to be reinforced and for "some unavoidable ethical prerequisites" in the event that euthanasia and assisted suicide are legalized.
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[Press Release] – The Ethics Committee’s Blatant Contradiction on Palliative Care, Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia
Alliance VITA denounces the disturbing and blatant contradictions in the end-of-life recommendation published today by the “CCNE” (French National Consultative Ethics Committee).
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[Press Release] – Calling for Insurance Companies, to Consider Their Duty of Discretion Rather than Pushing Euthanasia
Alliance VITA denounces the inappropriate endorsement of euthanasia by French complementary health insurance companies and calls upon their duty of discretion in view of the potential conflict of interest.
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[Press Release] End of life Debates: Alliance VITA Will Defend the Dignity of the Most Vulnerable
The newly appointed French Prime Minister, Elisabeth Borne, has announced that before the year’s end, citizens’ debates will be held on the end-of-life. Alliance VITA is mobilized and will continue to defend a society based on interdependence and intergenerational solidarity.
End-of-life: Why Are Insurance Companies Promoting Euthanasia?
In France, an IFOP survey on the end-of-life was recently published by the national complementary insurance company for teachers, the “MGEN ” Mutuelle Générale de l'Éducation Nationale. Its’ militant commitment to euthanasia is openly stated in an end-of-life manifesto