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Macron's euthanasia bill prompts anger from health workers, church

France's President Emmanuel Macron (2ndL), with his wife Brigitte Macron (L), at the University hospital (CHU) in Grenoble, in the French Alps, on June 8, 2023. AFP - BENOIT LAGNEUX

President Emmanuel Macron on Monday faced criticism from French medical workers, political opponents and the Catholic Church over a draft bill, slated for debate late May, that would allow assisted dying for certain terminally-ill patients.

Macron said the bill would include "strict conditions" on allowing people to self-administer a lethal substance, or call on a relative or medical worker if they are incapable.

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