Overview
- Deputies in France's National Assembly approved five cumulative conditions for accessing assisted dying, including age, residency, medical diagnosis, suffering, and free consent.
- The term 'phase advanced' was defined as an irreversible health deterioration affecting quality of life, based on wording from the Haute Autorité de Santé.
- Amendments clarified that psychological suffering must be constant and cannot alone justify eligibility for assisted dying.
- Procedural rules require patients to submit requests in writing or via an adapted method to a non-related practicing physician, excluding teleconsultations.
- Over 1,200 amendments remain to be debated before the first-reading vote on May 27, with discussions now focusing on procedural and ethical safeguards.