Overview
- Government spokesperson Maud Brégeon said the end‑of‑life debate must be resolved before the 2027 presidential election.
- The executive plans to ask the Senate to place the palliative‑care and assisted‑dying bills on its agenda once budget deliberations conclude.
- Both proposals passed a first reading in the National Assembly in late May, but the Senate has yet to fix new dates for examination.
- Planned Senate debates for October 7 and then around October 20 were postponed following the fall of François Bayrou’s government and the resignation, then reappointment, of Sébastien Lecornu.
- Passage requires two readings in each chamber, and the right‑leaning Senate could move to alter the assisted‑dying text, prompting calls from deputy Olivier Falorni for forced scheduling or a referendum if the process stalls.