
French MPs Back Euthanasia Bill Despite Medical Opposition
The legislation would create a legal “right to aid in dying,” despite warnings from doctors and religious leaders that it weakens protections for vulnerable patients.

The legislation would create a legal “right to aid in dying,” despite warnings from doctors and religious leaders that it weakens protections for vulnerable patients.

Once the bill passes, medical institutions will be forced to carry out assisted suicide duties, regardless of their religious or ethical objections.

The new liturgy provides prayers, anointing, Holy Communion, and blessings before and after euthanasia.

The child, whose life was deliberately ended at the close of last year, has become the first person in that age group to be euthanized in the Netherlands since the country extended its laws to younger children in 2024.

Kim Leadbeater’s assisted suicide bill returns via procedural backdoor as public concerns grow, medical groups oppose it, and Burnham’s likely premiership dims its prospects.

Deeply divisive proposal to permit assisted suicide fails to pass Parliament, with critics citing major gaps in safeguards.

As new cases push legal and ethical limits, assisted suicide is getting increasingly embedded in European healthcare systems.

London says key safeguards must be written into law before Royal Assent can be granted

The prelates say the young woman’s death exemplifies profound ethical and societal failings.

The tragic assisted suicide of a 25-year-old woman raises ethical, legal, and social questions.