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French government presents bill to let terminally ill patients end their lives

A doctor holds a syringe filled with "Thiopental", a barbiturate that is used in the practice of euthanasia, in a hospital in Belgium. In 2022, 2,966 people underwent euthanasia in Belgium, according to the federal oversight commission. 53 of them were resident in France. AFP - SIMON WOHLFAHRT

France's government has presented a controversial bill on assisted dying that would allow terminally ill patients to take lethal medication, as public demands grow for legal options for aid in dying.

French people seeking to end their lives are travelling to neighbouring countries, such as Belgium or Switzerland, where medically assisted suicide is legal.

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