French Senate Rejects Key Article of Assisted Dying Bill, Adopts Palliative Care Text

The French Senate rejected a key article of the assisted dying bill while separately adopting a text strengthening access to palliative care. The split decision deepens the legislative impasse on end-of-life law in France, leaving the fate of assisted dying legislation uncertain. The palliative care measure was adopted as a distinct text, signaling senators' preference for expanding support services over legalizing assisted dying.