Overview

• Deputies approved two linked bills, endorsing a new “right to die with assistance” by 305 votes to 199 and unanimously strengthening palliative care rights.
• Eligibility hinges on five cumulative criteria: being over 18 with stable residence, having a serious incurable condition in an advanced or terminal phase, experiencing constant suffering, and possessing clear, informed consent.
• The law makes auto-administration of a lethal substance the default option, allowing professional administration only when patients cannot self-administer.
• Healthcare professionals can invoke a conscience clause to opt out of participation, and a new offense of obstructing access to assisted dying carries up to two years in prison and a €30,000 fine.
• After Assembly adoption, the texts move to the Senate for examination this autumn, with final parliamentary approval anticipated by 2027.