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00:00Suicide assisted, euthanasia, help to die.
00:03This Monday, May 27, at 4 p.m., for the first time,
00:05the deputies will debate a bill on the end of life.
00:08Exchanges are announced intensely until the vote scheduled for June 11.
00:12Initially presented by the government to the Council of Ministers on April 10, 2024,
00:16the bill has already been subject to more than 3,000 amendments submitted in the Commission.
00:20So what could this change for patients?
00:23To access this help, you must be an adult, living in France,
00:26and suffering from a serious and incurable disease in an advanced or terminal phase.
00:30You must suffer physical or psychological suffering related to this condition.
00:34Also, the patient must express his will freely and clearly.
00:38Health professionals willing to participate in the implementation of the help to die
00:42will have to declare themselves to a dedicated commission.
00:45The process of the help to die is strict.
00:47The patient will have to ask for help from his doctor.
00:50The professional will have to inform the patient that he can give up his request at any time
00:54and offer him to consult a psychologist or a psychiatrist.
00:57The doctor then has 15 days to check that the patient meets the conditions
01:01and consult the opinion of another specialist.
01:03If the doctor agrees, he notifies the patient, who has two days to confirm his request.
01:07Then, the doctor determines in agreement with the person,
01:10the doctor or nurse in charge of accompanying him for the administration of the lethal substance.
01:15The gesture can be performed at the patient's home or outside the patient's home,
01:18and accompanied by people of his choice.
01:20If the doctor refuses the help to die,
01:22the patient can contest this decision in front of the administrative court.