France: President Macron will promote a law to “help people die” with “strict conditions”

The President of France, Emmanuel Macronwill introduce a bill to allow patients under “strict conditions“it could”ask to be helped to die”, he announced on Sunday in an interview with the Parisian newspapers Liberation and Le Croix.

The initiative, which will be presented to the Council of Ministers in April to be passed to the legislature a month later, contemplates the possibility of administering a lethal substance to older patients who request it. if they suffer from a “incurable disease”that causes them intractable suffering.

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Will be deleted minors and the patients suffering from psychiatric or neurodegenerative diseases that affect discernment, such as Alzheimer’s.

If there is a favorable collegial opinion from the medical team, the person will be prescribed a lethal substance, which can be administered by themselves or with the help of a third party if “not in control” to do it.

This third party can be “a volunteer person that they designate when there are no technical limitations that prevent it“, any “the doctor or nurse accompanying you”.

“In case of a favorable response, the prescription is valid for three months, during which the patient can, of course, withdraw at any time.”, explained President Macron.

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In case of an unfavorable opinion, the patient can turn to another medical team.

Although this act can be compared to a form of assisted suicide, the president said he wanted to avoid this or that term euthanasiabecause he “consent”of the patient is essential and“medical decision has its role to play”.

Source: Elcomercio

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