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France To Ban Smoking Outdoors Near Children Effective July 1: 'They Have The Right To Clean Air'

France will ban smoking in public areas where children are present starting 1 July 2025, aiming to create a smoke-free generation and protect kids from second-hand smoke.

International Business Times UK · May 31, 2025

Lighting up on a French beach will cost more than £100 under national smoking ban

But the ban does not cover e-cigarettes, and smoking on cafe terraces will still be permitted

The Independent UK · May 30, 2025

France to ban smoking in public places including at beaches and parks

The ban follows similar measures across an increasingly smoking-averse Europe

The Independent UK · May 30, 2025

French parliament adopts long-debated bill to legalise assisted dying

France’s lower house of parliament has passed a draft law that would allow adults with incurable illness to end their lives with medical help under strict conditions.

Radio France Internationale · May 28, 2025

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

The bill, which received 305 votes in favour and 199 against, will be sent to the Senate for further debate but a definitive vote on the measure could take months.

Euronews · May 27, 2025

French Deputies Set For First Vote On Assisted Dying Bill

French deputies vote on a controversial right-to-die bill on Tuesday, the first step in a lengthy parliamentary process to legally grant patients medical assistance to end their lives in clearly defined circumstances.

International Business Times · May 27, 2025

French lawmakers revive assisted suicide debate as end-of-life bill returns to parliament

French MPs are once again debating assisted suicide, as an end of life bill restarts its legislative process after it was interrupted by President Emmanuel Macron’s dissolution of parliament last year. Lawmakers in committee also adopted a bill on palliative care, which was initially part of the end-of-life legislation.

Radio France Internationale · May 12, 2025

French ministers face legal action over hospital staff suicides

A landmark legal case is bringing national attention to the growing crisis in France’s public hospitals, as ministers face accusations of moral harassment and manslaughter following a series of suicides linked to worsening working conditions.

Radio France Internationale · Apr 14, 2025

‘Aid in dying’: What’s in the new French bill on assisted suicide

The French government on Wednesday introduced a bill on assisted suicide, paving the way for euthanasia under strict conditions. The text, which was deemed too restrictive by some and irresponsible by others, will be debated by lawmakers at the end of May.

France 24 · Apr 11, 2024

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

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.

Radio France Internationale · Apr 11, 2024