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End of life: “The criteria included in the bill result from the work of the citizens’ convention”, assures Agnès Firmin-Le Bodo, Horizons MP for Seine-Maritime
A bill on end of life will be presented on May 27 to the National Assembly. Agnès Firmin-Le Bodo, Horizons MP for Seine-Maritime, is the guest of 12/13 info from franceinfo to detail the text.
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A bill on end of life will be presented on May 27 to the National Assembly. Agnès Firmin-Le Bodo, Horizons MP for Seine-Maritime, is the guest of 12/13 info from franceinfo to detail the text.
The President of the Republic has spoken out in favor of a law for the end of life. A text should be presented to the National Assembly in May. Agnès Firmin-Le Bodo, Horizons MP for Seine-Maritime, is the guest of 12/13 info from franceinfo to react to this news. “I firmly believe that this bill should be one”, she assures. Understand here, the three components (development of palliative care, patients’ rights and assistance in dying) brought together in a single text.
Transpartisan work
“This text is the result of transpartisan work, both with parliamentarians and with caregivers”, indicates Agnès Firmin-Le Bodo. The former Minister of Health also wishes to welcome the citizens’ convention which “did an extraordinary job”. “The criteria included in the bill result from the work of the citizens’ convention”, specifies MP Horizons. Finally, it specifies that the final gesture can be carried out by the patient himself, or a third party if the latter is physically prevented.
