France ethics committee opposes euthanasia.

Alex Schadenberg
Executive Director - Euthanasia Prevention Coalition.

The French National Consultative Committee on ethics released its long awaited report today. The ethics committee opposed the legalization of euthanasia or assisted suicide and it opposed gestational surrogacy while it supported medically assisted procreation for all women.

According to a media report, the government of France didn't want euthanasia to be part of the ethics report, nonetheless, the ethics committee decided that the euthanasia laws should not be changed.

Previous articles:

• French ethics committee rejects the legalization of euthanasia (July 2013).