Paris: France is preparing for a law in favor of euthanasia. French President Emmanuel Macron has instructed the draft bill to be prepared before the end of the summer session of the parliament. The possibility of new legislation is proven by respecting public sentiment. Protests have been raging in the country for a long time due to the change in the pension system. The move is considered to be a measure taken into consideration to cool down this protest.
A committee of 184 French citizens gave the go-ahead for the legislation on Sunday. The French president, who met with the committee on Monday, said the committee’s opinion may be a start, but the government is not obligated to follow the recommendations. A member of the committee later commented on the meeting that he did not promise to accept your conclusions. Macron suggests that legislation should warn about the patient’s informed consent and the irreversible nature of their physical and psychological problems.
The current situation is that patients who wish to die must seek help from neighboring countries, including Belgium, to end torture due to illness. A 2005 law legalized indirect euthanasia, such as artificial life support, as a right to die in France. In 2016, France enacted a law to provide patients with severe and persistent sedation for patients in excruciating pain. However, euthanasia is illegal in France.
It is punishable in France to use drugs to hasten death after a person suffers from leprosy. Various countries support the practice of assisted suicide for patients suffering from terminal illness. The Netherlands is the first country to legalize euthanasia. This was on April 1, 2002.