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French Lawmakers Advance Right to Aid in Dying as Assembly Panel Backs Bill

Committee approval clears the way for a February 16 debate followed by a February 24 vote.

Les députés ont approuvé mercredi 4 février 2026 la création d’un « droit à l’aide à mourir ».
La commission des affaires sociales de l’Assemblée nationale a examiné l’article 2 du texte qui prévoit l’instauration d’un « droit à l’aide à mourir », ce mercredi 4 février 2026.
Olivier Falorni (à g.), rapporteur de la proposition de loi sur la fin de vie lors d’une séance publique à l’Assemblée nationale, le 19 mai 2025.
Olivier Falorni (Les Démocrates), rapporteur général de la proposition de loi relative au droit à l’aide à mourir, à l’Assemblée nationale en 2025.

Overview

  • The National Assembly’s social affairs committee adopted the bill creating a legislated right to aid in dying, sending the text to the floor in a version close to what deputies backed in 2025.
  • A central article defines the right as access to a lethal substance that a patient may self-administer or have administered by a doctor or nurse, with those assisting shielded from criminal liability under the law.
  • Deputies maintained five cumulative eligibility criteria, including an incurable, life‑threatening condition in an advanced or terminal phase and constant physical or psychological suffering.
  • The committee removed a prior clause that explicitly barred access based solely on psychological suffering, a change opponents criticized.
  • Following the Senate’s rejection last week, the Assembly will debate the bill from February 16 ahead of a solemn vote on February 24, and supporters say final adoption by summer 2026 remains possible after further bicameral steps.