[HIGHLIGHTS] Active or passive euthanasia and assisted suicide: what do the laws of our European neighbors say about assisted dying?

Emmanuel Macron announced last Sunday that a bill on the question of "assisted dying" will be presented next April to the Council of Ministers. Currently, the law in France allows “deep and continuous sedation until death” for patients who are terminally ill.

However, assisted suicide or euthanasia is prohibited by French legislation. In the rest of Europe, the issue is not treated in the same way depending on the country. The Netherlands was the first state in the world to authorize active euthanasia. Germany between two waters on the issue.