00:06Dying on your own terms, in most European countries that's outlawed.
00:11But after years of debate, France is set to become one of a handful of states in the European Union,
00:16where certain terminally ill patients will have the right to euthanasia administered by a doctor,
00:21as well as the right to assisted suicide.
00:23Opponents warned a change could place pressure on vulnerable people,
00:26but supporters argue it expands personal freedom.
00:30The legislation centers mainly on assisted suicide,
00:34in which patients administer the lethal substance themselves.
00:37Doctors can only intervene if the patient is physically unable to do so.
00:41Access will be tightly restricted.
00:43Applicants must be adults legally residing in France,
00:46diagnosed with a serious and incurable illness at an advanced or terminal stage,
00:52and experiencing suffering that cannot be relieved
00:54or that they themselves consider unbearable.
00:58In the last few years, France's National Assembly has already taken key steps
01:04toward legalizing assisted dying.
01:06The final vote could mark one of the most significant shifts in end-of-life policy in the country.
01:12The final vote will be.
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