🔴 France’s lower house adopts final text of landmark right-to-die law

Cover image: France's lower house of parliament, the National Assembly, gave final approval to a bill on July 15, 2026, allowing adults with incurable illnesses to receive lethal medication. © Simon Wohlfahrt, AFP/File

France's National Assembly on Wednesday adopted a bill that will ​create a legal right to assisted dying for adults with incurable illnesses, ​capping ‌years of intense ethical ⁠and political debate. French President Emmanuel Macron, who promised such a law during his re-election campaign, hailed lawmakers' "respectful debate" on the issue following the vote.

France's lower house National Assembly gave final approval to a bill on Wednesday allowing adults with incurable illnesses to receive lethal medication, the culmination of years of debate over end-of-life care.