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France legalizes assisted dying over objections from some doctors and churches

DW’s John Laurenson reports from Paris about France’s legalization of assisted dying. The post France legalizes assisted dying over objections from some doctors and churches appeared first on The World from PRX.

Last week, France became the latest country to legalize assisted dying, honoring a promise made by President Emmanuel Macron to introduce a distinctly French form of legalization.

But opponents have been quite vocal about their concerns.

From our partners at Deutsche Welle, DW, John Laurenson reports from Paris.

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