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French MPs approve assisted dying law with strict rules after years of argument

The bill would allow assisted dying for terminally ill adults who meet strict criteria.

After years of intense debate and revisions to proposed legislation, French Members of Parliament have endorsed a bill establishing a right to assisted dying under stringent conditions.

The National Assembly voted 291 to

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