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Editorial: Le Monde

  • Emmanuel Macron's promise of a major social reform in his second term on assisted dying seems to be stalling.
  • The National Assembly was supposed to vote on legislation authorizing assisted suicide or euthanasia for terminally ill adults, but this vote has been interrupted.
  • Prime Minister François Bayrou has proposed splitting the legislation into two separate texts, one on assisted suicide and another on palliative care.
  • The National Ethics Advisory Committee supports the right of individuals to decide about their own death.
  • The Prime Minister has been criticized for being hypocritical and for possibly marginalizing the debate about assisted dying.

Conclusion: The editorial underscores the importance of continuing the debate on this crucial issue and suggests that the prime minister is using politics to sidestep a necessary social reform.