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Gavin Blackburn

France's National Assembly adopts bill to legalise assisted dying on first reading

France's lower house of parliament has adopted a bill to allow adults with incurable illness to take lethal medication, as public demands grow across Europe for legal end-of-life options.

The National Assembly vote is a key step on the long-debated issue, though others remain before the bill can become law.

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