{
  "id": 875639,
  "title": "Constitutional Council approves France's assisted-dying law",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/constitutional-council-approves-frances-assisted-dying-law",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-14T13:42:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Le Monde English",
    "slug": "le-monde-english",
    "url": "https://www.lemonde.fr/en/france/article/2026/08/14/constitutional-council-approves-france-s-assisted-dying-law_6756508_7.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The legislation grants adults suffering from an incurable condition the right to assisted dying. The Council's decision is a victory for President Emmanuel Macron, who promised such a law when he was re-elected for a second term in 2022.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}