PARIS, July 15 () - French lawmakers on Wednesday adopted a bill that will create a legal right to assisted dying for adults with incurable illnesses, capping an intense ethical and political debate.

France on Wednesday has approved a bill permitting adults suffering from a serious and incurable, life-threatening condition to seek assisted dying.

France’s National Assembly gave final approval Wednesday to a bill allowing adults with incurable illnesses to receive lethal medication, the culmination of years of debate over end-of-life care.

France's bishops are strongly criticizing a "radical choice" made by French lawmakers to legalize "assisted dying." A watershed vote by the National Assembly July 15 legalized assisted dying, including euthanasia and assisted suicide in certain cases.

Sept. 8 (UPI) --French Prime Minister François Bayrou on Monday failed a confidence vote held by the National Assembly, which said the leader must now resign. The legislature voted 364-194 against Bayrou in a vote he called in a bid to force drastic ...

France's National Assembly is set to give final approval to a bill allowing adults with incurable illnesses to receive lethal medication.

The French National Assembly has passed the assisted dying bill — a law that has sparked controversy across the country — following the Senate's rejection. View on euronews

Sept. 8 (UPI) --French Prime Minister François Bayrou on Monday failed a confidence vote held by the National Assembly, which said the leader must now resign. The legislature voted 364-194 against Bayrou in a vote he called in a bid to force drastic ...