"Denis's father, a laboratory technician in rural eastern France with terminal cancer, chose to end his life through illegal, clandestine euthanasia in 2008 I was plunged into grief while having to keep the secret about how he died, Denis said. Now he leads the campaign for assisted dying and palliative care, as president of the Association for the Right to Rie with dignity."
"This has come to symbolise how Macron, despite his diplomatic efforts on the world stage, is facing political deadlock at home. On Monday, the centrist French prime minister Francois Bayrou, a 74-year-old tractor-driving southwestern politician who calls himself a consensus-builder, is expected to be ousted in a confidence vote, which will bring down his minority government after only nine months."
Political instability in France risks delaying a bill on assisted dying and improved palliative care that had been planned as a major social reform of Emmanuel Macron's second term. Rapid turnover of prime ministers and an expected confidence vote against the minority government create unpredictability for the bill's passage. Campaigners warn that terminally ill and suffering people may travel abroad for euthanasia if they can afford it, or resort to violent self-harm. Personal stories fuel the campaign, including Jonathan Denis whose father died via clandestine euthanasia in 2008. Significant gaps exist in palliative provision, with around 20 départements lacking dedicated units.
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