Proposal would allow terminal patients in France to request help to die
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Paris — After months of deliberation and contemplation, President Emmanuel Macron announced at the weekend that he is backing a bill to introduce new "end-of-life" legislation in France for terminally ill patients.
"The term we retained is that of 'helping to die' because it is simple and human," Macron said in an exclusive interview with two French newspapers.
"There are cases we cannot humanly accept," he said, adding that this legislation would "look death in the face."
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