French President Emmanuel Macron, on Sunday (March 10) announced his backing for new legislation regarding end-of-life care, proposing to introduce a draft bill to parliament in May.

France: Macron supports 'help to die' law; to present parliamentary bill on assisted dying in May

Italy's Constitutional Court rejected a request for a referendum on the right to die on Tuesday, even after the initiative's proponents collected more than a million signatures.

'Right-to-die': Italy court refuses to allow euthanasia referendum

A Frenchman who is suffering from an incurable condition said Friday he plans to livestream his death on social media as he refuses to take food, drink or medicine after President Emmanuel Macron turned down his request for euthanasia.

Frenchman to livestream own death in right-to-die case

A quadriplegic French patient, who has been in a vegetative state for more than a decade, should be allowed to die, France's top court ruled on Friday. The Cour de Cassation overruled an appeals court which last month had ordered doctors to keep Vincent Lambert alive, just 12 hours after medics had already switched off the man's life support against his parents' will.

Quadriplegic should be allowed to die, rules French court

The parents of a Frenchman kept alive in a vegetative state for a decade appealed to President Emmanuel Macron Saturday to ensure his treatment continues, two days before his doctor plans to stop all medication.

Parents appeal to French president in right-to-die case

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France: Macron supports 'help to die' law; to present parliamentary bill on assisted dying in May

'Right-to-die': Italy court refuses to allow euthanasia referendum

Frenchman to livestream own death in right-to-die case

Quadriplegic should be allowed to die, rules French court

Parents appeal to French president in right-to-die case