François Bayrou wants two texts, one on palliative care, the other on active assistance in dying

Prime Minister François Bayrou wishes to split the end-of-life bill into two texts, one relating to palliative care and the other to assistance in dying, Agence France-Presse learned this Tuesday 21 January with those around him. These two texts would be examined “ in the same parliamentary temporality.”

Assisted dying is a question of conscience » when palliative care falls under “ a duty of society towards those who are going through this ordeal », specified his close collaborators.

Examination of the bill interrupted after the dissolution

Last week, the President of the National Assembly Yaël Braun-Pivet expressed the wish for a rapid resumption of the parliamentary debate on this subject as the government of Michel Barnier had committed to before it was censored.

However, during his general policy speech on January 14, François Bayrou simply referred to the “power of initiative” of Parliament. Yaël Braun-Pivet then expressed his disappointment at the lack of commitment from the Prime Minister.

“We have several colleagues who are very committed to this subject. », declared this Tuesday, January 21, the Renaissance deputy Stéphanie Rist, during a press point at the National Assembly, specifying that the question on this subject was asked to François Bayrou during the group meeting held in the morning.

Split the text in two can be a way to go faster and be more efficient “, she argued. “ I believe that it was also a strong request from the Senate to move forward in this direction.»