French Senate Archives

France legalizes euthanasia and assisted suicide, fulfilling Macron’s promise

France’s National Assembly passed a bill that legalizes euthanasia – a top priority of President Emmanuel Macron – over opposition from the French Senate.

News

Emily Mangiaracina

• Jul 16, 2026Jul 16, 2026

French Senate overwhelmingly approves constitutional ‘freedom’ to abort children

France is set to become the first country in the world to add a so-called ‘freedom’ to murder the unborn in its constitution after an overwhelming vote in the French Senate on Wednesday.

Analysis

Jeanne Smits, Paris correspondent

• Feb 29, 2024Feb 29, 2024

Macron demands French lawmakers ‘enshrine’ the ‘freedom’ of abortion in the Constitution

With his largely unexpected intrusion into the abortion debate, Emmanuel Macron appears more and more as the most 'pro-death' head of state in French history.

Analysis

Jeanne Smits, Paris correspondent

• Mar 10, 2023Mar 10, 2023