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Portuguese President Vetoes Euthanasia Law
On November 29, 2021 the President of Portugal vetoed the law decriminalizing euthanasia. In January 2021 this highly controversial legislation was hurriedly pushed through Parliament while the country was facing another wave of the pandemic and had gone under lock...
What Rights Do We Celebrate on Human Rights Day and For Whom?
One should imagine that December 10th which marks The World Human Rights Day would merit unanimous support. Adopted to commemorate the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, it allegedly helps protect against attacks on human dignity at all stages of life,...
Abortion Bill at the Senate: Government Maneuvers?
After the deputies adopted the new abortion bill to extend abortion deadlines in second reading, the legislative process seemed rather uncertain. Indeed senators from Macron’s party as well as socialist senators had refused to schedule a time slot. On several...
Gender : French Senate Adopts Controversial Bill on Sex Change
On December 7, the Senate adopted in 1st reading a new bill to ban gender conversion therapy tabled by Laurence Vanceunebrock, from President Macron’s centrist party, LREM (“La République en Marche”). Although the alleged objective is to better protect the...
Analyzing French Bill # 3879 Extending Abortion Rights
Time for Evaluating Abortion in France On 29 November, Bill # 3879 to extend abortion rights, tabled by Mrs. Albane GAILLOT, is scheduled for second reading at the French National Assembly. Claiming that access to abortion is becoming increasingly difficult today, the...
The Hague Conference: Progressively Heading Towards Surrogacy?
The Hague Conference is well known for its work on the International Adoption Convention in 1993. This intergovernmental institution currently brings together 89 member states, including France. Its lawyers mainly deal with issues of private international law. They...
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