The text is transferred to the Senate, where the conservative majority could make changes and then return to the meeting.
The French National Assembly approved on Tuesday in the first reading The bill that legalizes and regulatesFor the first time, Euthanasia for incurable patients that suffer unbearable suffering.
The proposal has received 305 votes before and 199 against. From now on the text will transfer to the Senate, where a conservative majority is that could introduce changes before he is returned to the meeting for the second reading, predictable towards the end of the year.
The text about limits access to euthanasia to severe or incurable patients In an advanced phase of their illness, suffering unbearable suffering and They can freely express their will on the same day of the application.
That excludes patients in a coma or suffers from diseases such as a deep Alzheimer’s, and who have previously asked to have euthanasia, but cannot give their explicit permission at the moment.
This is one of the differences in the French text with other European laws. Another details are that Patients must administer the deadly substance themselves (Power by a medical professional), unless they have this impossible, in which case it would be a doctor.
For supporters of euthanasia, the text falls short and creates too many obstacles, while it goes too far for contradictions.
Source: EITB
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