France adopts bill legalising assisted dying for adults

French lawmakers on July 19 adopted a bill ​that will create a legal right to assisted dying for adults with incurable illnesses, capping an intense ethical and political debate.

The law would enable patients suffering from incurable and life-threatening illnesses to request lethal medication under strict medical supervision.

The text will now be presented to the constitutional court, which has up to a month to approve it. ...