Macron signs France's assisted dying law into effect

PARIS, France — President Emmanuel Macron signed France's assisted dying legislation after it was published in the country's official gazette, bringing the law into force. The bill was approved by the French Parliament in mid-July and cleared a constitutional review by the Constitutional Council on August 14. The law grants terminally ill adults in the final stages of a serious and incurable condition the right to request assisted dying. It covers patients experiencing severe, unbearable pain linked to an incurable illness, as well as those who would face intolerable suffering if treatment were withdrawn. Applicants must be at least 18 years old and hold French citizenship or legal permanent residency. The legislation sets out the framework under which medically assisted dying can be carried out under specified conditions.