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End of life: words to better understand the debate

In their final report, submitted on Sunday April 2, the members of the citizens' convention on the end of life came out, overwhelmingly, in favor of access News

Citizens convention endorses legalization of euthanasia and assisted suicide in France

Credit: sfam photo/Shutterstock. / nullCNA Newsroom, Feb 27, 2023 / 10:56 am (CNA).A citizens convention made up of randomly selected members of the French public voted Feb. 19 in favor of legalizing euthanasia and assisted suicide, including for minors, preparing the way for the drafting of new "end of life" legislation.The 184-member council was convened by French President Emmanuel Macron to debate "end of life" issues after the government s National Consultative Ethics Committee (CCNE) issued an opinion Sept. 13, 2022, favorable to legalizing assisted suicide.For three months the convention debated the question, "Is the framework for end-of-life support adapted to the different situations encountered or should changes be introduced?" At the end of debate, 84% of the members of the citizens council agreed that the current legal framework does not respond to the "different situations encountered." A full 66% of them felt t

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