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French MPs start to weigh up issues over assisted dying

A parliamentary commission in France's National Assembly will discuss details of a bill that would allow French people suffering from incurable illnesses the chance to get help to die. AFP - JEAN-CHRISTOPHE VERHAEGEN

A French parliamentary commission on Monday began the long task of examining proposals to be included in a controversial bill backed by French President Emmanuel Macron that would allow citizens to apply for assisted dying.

The initiative is the brainchild of Health Minister Catherine Vautrin, who said a commission-approved text would be submitted to the full parliament on 27 May. A final vote is unlikely before 2025.

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