The Minister of Health Catherine Vautrin raises safeguards. This Monday, May 12, while the two texts at the end of life will be debated in the National Assembly, the Minister was the guest of BFMTV-RMC. She exposed what could lead to suicide assisted in France.
As he recalled, the bill presented by his government is based on a “self -administering approach” of the deadly substance by the person directly interested.
There could be an exception, in case of patient’s inability, where a health professional would administer the product himself, which is a form of euthanasia. The minister herself deposits an amendment that presents these nails.
“This Approach to self-administration is also an additional approach to protection from the medical profession and i Believe that it is important to say it, it is obvious to need Will Be forced to practice the lethal act, “Said the Minister of Health, Labor and Solidarity, Adding:
“I repeat, for me, self -administration is a key element of the subject.”
Discernment, deadlines … precautions to protect patients
The text under study only opens the way to the end of life for people with a serious and incurable condition, which involves the vital prognosis in the advanced or terminal phase. However, delicate criteria to judge, according to an opinion of the high health authority.
Other protections are expected to protect the most fragile, such as the implementation of a 48 -hour reflection period, or the control of their discernment so that they can make this decision with full awareness.
“If the patient loses his discernment, the procedure stops,” said Catherine Vautrin.
The fact is that the provisions could be specified during parliamentary discussions. The current text, if voted, will be sent to the Senate, before returning to the Assembly and then a visit to the Joint Committee. The government member promised a law “by 2027”.
Source: BFM TV
