00:00France's Assisted Dying Bill
00:02Claims vs Facts
00:08French President Emmanuel Macron pledged to introduce an Assisted Dying Law
00:12after his re-election in 2022.
00:14Since then, the proposed law has faced intense criticism
00:18focusing mainly on its eligibility criteria,
00:21which some opulents describe as too broad or insufficiently defined.
00:25On X, there has been a range of conflicting claims too.
00:28For example, users suggest the end-of-life bill
00:30could allow people suffering from depression to access euthanasia.
00:33So what does the draft law actually say?
00:36According to the text,
00:45At first glance, the wording raises questions.
00:48In the initial version of the bill, the text was explicit.
00:51Psychological suffering alone could never justify access to assistance in dying.
00:56In the current version, that provision has been removed.
00:59So what exactly does psychological suffering mean in this context?
01:03Cette semaine, je rencontre pour la première fois une patiente qui,
01:06à la suite d'une mammographie, on découvre un cancer du sein.
01:08Forcément, pour cette patiente, l'annonce de cette maladie déjà évoluée
01:12est un coup de tonnerre terrible dans sa vie,
01:14en sachant qu'elle n'a aucun symptôme et qu'elle a découvert ce cancer
01:17sur un examen de routine.
01:18Cette découverte la place dans une situation de grande détresse psychologique
01:21et donc elle a à la fois une maladie grave et avancée
01:24et une détresse psychologique qui peuvent lui donner accès à l'euthanasie
01:27avant même que des traitements ou des soins lui a été proposés.
01:31French lawmakers insistent that applicants must meet
01:34all five main eligibility criteria set out in the bill.
01:38On the 4th of February, the National Assembly Social Affairs Committee
01:41approved a revised bill to establish the right to assisted dying.
01:45With more debates and votes scheduled for February,
01:48the president of the National Assembly hopes the law will be fully adopted
01:52before the summer.
01:57H
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