The bill on the end of life will be debated again “in February” in the National Assembly, announced on Tuesday, October 28, the Minister of Relations with Parliament, Laurent Panifous.
The text, which was adopted in first reading in the Assembly in May, must first be discussed in the Senate, where the examination date has not yet been officially ratified.
In reality, these are two legislative proposals. A first consensus on palliative care, and another, much more sensitive, on the creation of assistance in dying.
Its parliamentary progress was disrupted by the political crisis, but the debates must be resolved “before the 2027 presidential elections,” government spokesperson Maud Bregeon declared in mid-October.
Postponements due to political crisis
The Senate had initially planned two weeks of examination of these texts starting on October 7, but the fall of François Bayrou’s government caused a first postponement.
A debate was then scheduled to begin on October 20, but this date could not be held either due to the resignation of Sébastien Lecornu, who was eventually appointed Prime Minister.
The Government has two weeks reserved in January in the Senate, which could host the examination of these texts. The upper house, which leans to the right, might want to modify the text on the end of his life.
Source: BFM TV
