The solemn vote is scheduled for June 30. As MPs prepare to decide, doctors and the Church express the same truth that the law refuses to hear: palliative care and assisted dying are irreducibly incompatible.
Jun 28, 2026 8 9
Three days before the solemn vote, the National Assembly abandons the euthanasia model to return to assisted suicide, excluding doctors from the lethal act. A formal adjustment that changes nothing essential: France is about to enshrine in law a right to die.
Jun 27, 2026 12 7
We had reported on the Dutch law extending euthanasia to children under 12. The first death of a child under this legal framework has just been recorded. The French vote is scheduled for June 30.
Jun 25, 2026 9 2
We had been following the rise of ART (Assisted Reproductive Technology) techniques and their ethical implications. The French National Academy of Medicine has just issued a solemn opinion against the import of gametes. In medical terms, it says what the Church has been saying for decades in moral terms.
Jun 25, 2026 8 0
Five days before the solemn vote on assisted dying, a documentary film titled "Anesthésia" is circulating in Catholic and pro-life circles. It reveals what statistics and amendments conceal.
Jun 25, 2026 8 0
The mayor of Chessy had to officiate the marriage of an Algerian national under an obligation to leave French territory. The case reveals a profound legal inconsistency, now under debate in the National Assembly.
Jun 25, 2026 8 1
Thousands of Christian fathers walking together to consecrate their families to God. Le Salon Beige recounts this extraordinary story. Isabelle de Franclieu reflects on this testimony of virile faith that says something essential about today's Church in France.
Jun 23, 2026 5 2
The bill on "aid in dying" was definitively adopted by the National Assembly on June 30. However, the Senate has just adopted a rejection motion in committee, revealing a political impasse. Meanwhile, voices are rising to say what the law does not: the torment of survivors.
5 h ago 3 3
For the third time, the National Assembly has adopted the bill establishing a "right to assisted dying." The Archbishop of Paris calls for "abandoning this path." The Catholic Church is entering a phase of institutional resistance that the law now makes necessary.
23 h ago 10 11
On June 30, 2026, the National Assembly adopted the final text on assisted dying. A historic vote, fragile in its legal foundations, heavy with consequences for the Church and Catholic caregivers.
yesterday 9 5
Solemn vote set for June 30. The Haute Autorité de santé already lists lethal substances. The Little Sisters of the Poor threaten to close their homes. Isabelle de Franclieu analyzes this pivotal week—and what the Church must say and do.
Jun 29, 2026 8 10
The text is locked, unamended, and the solemn vote is scheduled for June 30. The demonstration on June 28 at Place Fontenoy is the last public opportunity for Catholics, caregivers, and families to make their voices heard.
Jun 27, 2026 10 5
