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 4
The solemn vote of the National Assembly is set for tomorrow. The CEF speaks of a "sustainable" commitment. Ten years of Quebec experience already testify to the drift. Analysis by Isabelle de Franclieu.
yesterday 9 2
Researchers have just created embryoids capable of developing neural tubes, organ precursors, and even a primitive cardiac chamber that contracts autonomously. Marie-Thérèse Bonnet analyzes this crossing of boundaries in the name of Thomistic realism.
Jun 29, 2026 11 4
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 9
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 1
With forty-eight hours to go before the solemn vote, the so-called end-of-life assistance law crosses an unprecedented threshold: healthcare establishments—including Catholic ones—will no longer be able to collectively refuse to perform the lethal act on their patients. Institutional freedom of conscience is abolished.
Jun 28, 2026 12 5
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 2
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 1
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
On Wednesday, June 25, the National Assembly held two days of intense debates on the assisted dying bill, without a single amendment altering its substance. The solemn vote on June 30 looms, inevitable.
Jun 25, 2026 9 2
