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Law on assisted dying wins constitutional approval in France

France’s top constitutional authority has upheld the country’s new assisted dying law, clearing the way for President Emmanuel Macron to promulgate the measure within 15 days.
France’s top constitutional authority has upheld the country’s new assisted dying law, clearing the way for President Emmanuel Macron to promulgate the measure within 15 days. © AFP - JEAN-CHRISTOPHE VERHAEGEN

France's Constitutional Council on Friday approved a law creating a right to assisted dying, removing the last major legal obstacle before the measure can be enacted and implemented.

The court upheld the legislation adopted by parliament in July, while issuing three conditions on how parts of the law must be interpreted, including the rights of private healthcare institutions, pharmacists and adults under legal guardianship.

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