Overview
- Organizers of the annual March for Life said about 10,000 people gathered at Place Vauban in Paris to oppose the end-of-life plan.
- The demonstration was led by Catholic-conservative groups, with speakers calling the proposal a civilizational shift and warning it would undermine palliative care.
- Protest leaders urged senators to reject what they call administered death and to adopt safeguards such as reflection periods and conscience protections for clinicians.
- Senate committee work resumed midweek, with chamber debate scheduled to start Tuesday and a solemn vote set for 28 January.
- The National Assembly is expected to take up the issue again in February as the two-track approach—palliative care and a new assisted-dying mechanism—advances through Parliament.