End of life: a final vote expected on July 15th at the National Assembly

The government wants to expedite the adoption of the law on end-of-life care. The Minister for Relations with Parliament, Laurent Panifous, announced that a final, formal vote in the National Assembly is scheduled for July 15th, in order to finalize a text that has been debated for several years.

The minister explained that the joint committee of members of parliament and senators would try to find a compromise. However, a disagreement between the two chambers remains likely. In that case, the bill would return to the National Assembly the week of June 22 for a second reading.

An extraordinary session extended into July

According to Laurent Panifous, a final round of parliamentary back-and-forth could then take place with the Senate before the National Assembly has the final say on July 15. The proposed law, stemming from the work of the Citizens' Convention on End-of-Life Care, aims to create a right to assisted dying under strictly regulated conditions.

The government is also planning an extraordinary session of Parliament starting July 1st to examine several priority bills, notably on agriculture, security, justice, and the protection of minors on social media. The minister assured that work would continue beyond July 14th only to finalize the votes on the bills already underway.