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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

France to implement smoking ban in public spaces with children from 1 July

A breach of the ban — which is part of France's wider National Tobacco Control Programme, announced in November 2023 — could be punishable with a €135 fine.

Euronews · May 30, 2025

France to ban smoking outdoors in most places to protect children

France will ban smoking in all outdoor places that can be accessed by children, including beaches, parks and bus stops, the health and family minister has announced, ahead of World No Tobacco Day on Saturday.

Radio France Internationale · May 30, 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

France proposing to allow terminally ill patients to end their lives with lethal medication

A bill is up for debate after President Emmanuel Macron long promised it

Evening Standard · Apr 10, 2024

French govt presents bill allowing terminally ill adults to take lethal medication

France’s government presented a bill Wednesday to allow adults with terminal cancer or other incurable illness to take lethal medication, as public demands grow for legal options for aid in dying.

France 24 · Apr 10, 2024