France's National Assembly to vote on long-debated bill legalizing end-of-life options
PARIS — France's lower house of parliament, the National Assembly, is voting Tuesday on a bill to allow adults with incurable illness to take lethal medication, as public demands grow across Europe for legal end-of-life options .
Tuesday's vote, expected in the late afternoon, is a key legislative step on the contentious and long-debated issue . If approved by a majority of lawmakers, the bill will be sent to the Senate for further debate.
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