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End of life law: religions express their reservations

2024-01-23T18:47:18.178Z

Highlights: Leaders of the main religions reaffirmed their opposition to the legalization of assisted suicide. They all heard Emmanuel Macron tell them, during the wish ceremony, on the morning of January 8 at the Élysée, that he planned to distinguish the law to revive palliative care from the law on active assistance in dying. Religions are united on the principle of refusing to inflict death. They are demanding, loud and clear, that the previous laws on care... You have 70% left to discover.


Meeting on Tuesday in Paris, leaders of the main religions reaffirmed their opposition to the legalization of assisted suicide.


Religious leaders are categorical.

They are Jewish, Catholic, Protestant or Muslim.

They all heard Emmanuel Macron tell them, during the wish ceremony, on the morning of January 8 at the Élysée, that he planned to distinguish the law to revive palliative care from the law on active assistance in dying. .

They therefore take issue with the

“denials of the Élysée teams

” who affirmed on the evening of January 8 that there would only be one legislative package on the end of life.

These religious leaders were all gathered this Tuesday at the prestigious Paris medical faculty for the presentation of the book

Religions and the end of life.

Testimonies of great religious voices,

published by Fayard under the direction of anthropologist Laëtitia Atlani-Duault.

An opportunity for everyone to restate their respective positions.

Religions are united on the principle of refusing to inflict death.

They are demanding, loud and clear, that the previous laws on care...

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Source: lefigaro

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