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The foot is in the door of another neo-liberal controlled nation
Only adults with full control of their judgment, suffering an incurable and life-threatening illness in the short- to medium-term and whose pain cannot be relieved such as old age, will be able to "ask to be helped to die," Macron told newspapers La Croix and Libération.
Minors and patients suffering from psychiatric or neurodegenerative conditions such as Alzheimer's will not be eligible, he said.
If medical professionals give their consent, a lethal substance will be prescribed for the patient, who can administer it themselves or with the help of a third party if they cannot physically do so. The third party can be a volunteer, the doctor or the nurse treating the patient, according to the text, while the substance can be administered at the patient's home, in CARE HOMES FOR THE ELDERLY or care centers.
Macron added that he wanted to avoid the terms assisted suicide or euthanasia because the patient's consent is essential, with a role for medical opinion and "precise criteria."
He likened the approach to the one used in veterinary medicine, where the suffering animal is ''put to sleep'', or ''sent to the farm''.
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/france/article/2024/03/10/macron-announces-bill-allowing-aid-in-dying-under-strict-conditions_6604885_7.html
Only adults with full control of their judgment, suffering an incurable and life-threatening illness in the short- to medium-term and whose pain cannot be relieved such as old age, will be able to "ask to be helped to die," Macron told newspapers La Croix and Libération.
Minors and patients suffering from psychiatric or neurodegenerative conditions such as Alzheimer's will not be eligible, he said.
If medical professionals give their consent, a lethal substance will be prescribed for the patient, who can administer it themselves or with the help of a third party if they cannot physically do so. The third party can be a volunteer, the doctor or the nurse treating the patient, according to the text, while the substance can be administered at the patient's home, in CARE HOMES FOR THE ELDERLY or care centers.
Macron added that he wanted to avoid the terms assisted suicide or euthanasia because the patient's consent is essential, with a role for medical opinion and "precise criteria."
He likened the approach to the one used in veterinary medicine, where the suffering animal is ''put to sleep'', or ''sent to the farm''.
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/france/article/2024/03/10/macron-announces-bill-allowing-aid-in-dying-under-strict-conditions_6604885_7.html
