Apart from the presidential majority party who would like to debate the bill on the end of life as a priority issue, the subject is not at the heart of the intentions of the different political parties for the general elections to be held on 30th June and 7th July...
In the aftermath of the European election results, Emmanuel Macron announced the dissolution of the French National Assembly. This has resulted in the interruption of all the legislative work in progress including the debate on the end of life bill. Introduced by the...
THE EVENT In an animated debate where the different conceptions of freedom and "fraternity were vented, the MPs completed the examination of the first section of the end of life bill which concerns palliative care, "accompaniment care" and the rights of patients, and...
DECODER #3: THE FRENCH NATIONAL ASSEMBLY HAS ADOPTED AN “ENFORCEABLE RIGHT” OF ACCESS TO PALLIATIVE CARE THE EVENT Since Monday 27th May 2024, the French MPs have been examining in public session, the bill on the accompaniment of the sick and the end of life. The text...
Demonstration against the end-of-life bill : Don't kill fraternity! Whilst the French MPs are debating the end-of-life bill, Alliance VITA organised a series of demonstrations in Paris, Marseille, Nantes, Bordeaux, Toulouse, Nice and Dijon. Presented in the name of...
PRESS RELEASE – 17th May 2024 End of life bill: The Government has lost control of its own fire-fight Following examination of the end-of-life bill by the French National Assembly Special Commission, the safeguards intended to ensure a "balanced" text are already...
DECODER #2: THE FRENCH NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SPECIAL COMMISSION HAS ALREADY EXTENDED THE SCOPE FOR EUTHANASIA AND ASSISTED SUICIDE THE EVENT From Monday 13th to Friday 17th May 2024, the members of the French National Assembly special commission started to examine the...
DECODER #1: AUDITIONS ON THE END-OF-LIFE AT GALLOPING SPEED! THE EVENT From 22nd to 30th April 2024, the 71 members of the special commission tasked with examining the bill on the end of life, auditioned representatives of health workers (doctors, chemists, nurses,...
End-of-life law: towards "reverse fraternity" During the hearing by the special commission at the French National Assembly, Tugdual Derville, the spokesman for Alliance VITA and Olivier Trédan, the association oncologist and medical advisor, explained that the...
End-of-life lawNobody should be excluded from care! The end-of-life law presented to the French Cabinet on 10th April is aimed at legalising assisted suicide and euthanasia under the cover of the expression "assistance in dying". Strongly opposed to this bill which is...
End of life law : Can one ignore economic pressures ? The debate on the End of life law includes economic aspects which deserve explanation to study all these angles. Support for palliative care One of the strong commitments by Emmanuel Macron in his speech announcing...
End of life bill : Opening of a counter for assisted suicide and euthanasia The end of life bill has been submitted to the French State Council for examination, prior to its presentation to the French Cabinet on 10th April. A bill which has been “tied-up” for months A...
