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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Josh Salisbury

Emmanuel Macron backs new bill to allow medically assisted dying in France

French president Emmanuel Macron backed new end-of-life legislation on Sunday, saying his government aimed to put forward a draft bill to parliament in May.

Switzerland, Belgium and the Netherlands have adopted laws that allow medically assisted dying in some cases. 

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