French panel recommends legalizing assisted suicide for terminally ill [View all]
Source: Deutsche Welle
A French public panel has recommended making voluntary euthanasia legal. The panel's endorsement comes amid a growing debate on the subject and widespread public support for assisted suicide in terminal cases.
The panel, which was set up at the request of President Francois Hollande, on Monday said it recommended voluntary euthanasia in cases of terminal illness, provided the person in question was of sound mind when requesting to die.
"The possibility of committing medically assisted suicide ... is, in our eyes, a legitimate right of a patient close to death or suffering from a terminal pathology, based first and foremost on their lucid consent and complete awareness."
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France has seen increased debate on the issue of euthanasia after the suicides of two elderly couples in November. One of the couples left a handwritten note saying they claimed "the right to die with dignity."
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