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Francesco FONTEMAGGI

France's Macron Announces Bill For Assisted Dying

With euthanasia, Emmanuel Macron is adressing a fraught issue in French society (Credit: AFP)

French President Emmanuel Macron will present a bill on assisted dying to go before parliament in May, he said in an interview published by French media on Sunday.

The move could make France the next European country to legalise euthanasia for the terminally ill, following a long consultation with a committee of French citizens on "active assistance to dying".

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