Overview

• Government spokesperson Maud Brégeon said the parliamentary debate on end‑of‑life policy must be settled before the 2027 presidential election.
• The executive will ask the Senate to place both texts—on palliative care and on a legal aid‑to‑die—on its agenda once the budget process concludes.
• Both bills cleared a first reading in the National Assembly at the end of May, but the Senate has yet to set an examination date.
• Earlier Senate slots were postponed following the fall of François Bayrou’s government and the resignation, then appointment, of Sébastien Lecornu as prime minister.
• Two readings are required in each chamber, and the right‑leaning Senate has signaled reservations about the aid‑to‑die measure, raising concerns about changes and further delays.