On Tuesday February 9, 2021, the French government launched its’ platform to help parents protect minors over the age of six from exposure to pornography.. The new website “jeprotegemonenfant.gouv.fr », (I protect my child) was disclosed on the international “Safer...
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Survey Shows that Advance Directives Are Becoming Better-Known
Five years after the Claeys-Leonetti Act of February 2, 2016 was enacted, the National Centre for Palliative and End of Life Care (“CNSPFV”) conducted a poll. In January 2021, the BVA Institute conducted a survey over the phone using a sample of 902 French citizens of...
Bioethics Law: A Close Analysis After French Senate 2nd Reading
At the 2nd reading of the French bioethics bill, the Senate made significant modifications, removing several clauses which had provoked strong public dissent. Article 1, allowing ART without any medical reason for couples of women or any single woman, was finally...
French Senate Special Committee on Bioethics: Some Success Albeit Mixed
In early February, the French Senate will continue to examinate the bioethics bill at second reading. The latest version of the bill produced by the Assembly was amended by the Special Committee, without achieving ethical relevance. This latest version amply...
Euthanasia for the Disabled: UN Experts Warn of Undue Pressure
In a joint statement issued on January 25th, three independent international experts, expressed alarm to the UN over a growing trend in some countries to enact euthanasia laws which are largely targeted at disabled persons. According to the Special Rapporteur on the...
Elderly Reform Bill in France yet again Postponed
Prior to his election as French President, the “Advanced Age and Autonomy Act” was part of Emmanuel Macron’s campaign promises. However, since it was tabled in autumn 2019, this bill has repeatedly been postponed. As Alliance VITA indicated in its September 2020...