# French deputies vote on a controversial right-to-die bill today, the first step in a lengthy parliamentary process to legally grant patients medical assistance to end their lives in clearly defined circumstances. The initiative has the backing of President Emmanuel Macron, who has insisted, that any authorisation to choose death should be limited to people with incurable illnesses and intense physical or psychological pain. After a favourable decision today the draft law will go to the Senate before returning to the lower house for a final vote, which is expected sometime next year.
French deputies to vote on draft right-to-die law today