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Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide: Vigilance on the Semantics

Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide: Vigilance on the Semantics

According to Le Figaro newspaper,  Erik Orsenna, the member of the French Academy has been mandated to explain the vocabulary used for the end of life with publication of the first items in early December 2022 to correspond with the launch of the “citizens’ convention”.

French Ethics Committee’s Deadly Volte-Face on Euthanasia, Assisted Suicide

French Ethics Committee’s Deadly Volte-Face on Euthanasia, Assisted Suicide

On September 13, 2022, the “CCNE” (French National Consultative Ethics Committee) published recommendation N° 139. Essentially it recommends for palliative care to be reinforced and for “some unavoidable ethical prerequisites” in the event that euthanasia and assisted suicide are legalized.

End-of-life: Why Are Insurance Companies Promoting Euthanasia?

End-of-life: Why Are Insurance Companies Promoting Euthanasia?

In France, an IFOP survey on the end-of-life was recently published by the national complementary insurance company for teachers, the “MGEN ” Mutuelle Générale de l’Éducation Nationale. Its’ militant commitment to euthanasia is openly stated in an end-of-life manifesto