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The deputy (various left) of Charente-Maritime Olivier Falorni, in the National Assembly, on May 14, 2025.

Where does the illness cease and the place does the handicap begin? Should we favor particular person freedom or first guarantee actual equality within the face of care and solidarity with probably the most susceptible? These questions emerged throughout discussions on the top of life within the National Assembly, which started on May 12 and are on account of finish on Tuesday, May 27.

The invoice opening up a proper to help to die arouses the hostility of a number of collectives of “antivalidist” activists, who denounce systemic discrimination towards disabled folks (Handi-Social, till solidarity or the collective battle and disabilities for equality and emancipation). “When you are disabled, you often hear:” I will be unable to “or” if I had been in your home, I might kill myself “. Handicap is presented as the worse thing that can happen in life. But, we do not want to die, we want rights ”explains to World Alice Ohayon, vice-treasurer of the Devaliders.

Believing that the current Claeys-Léonetti law, authorizing, in some cases, a “Deep and steady sedation till loss of life”responds to most situations, Mme Ohayon considers that the priority of the State is to ensure everyone good material living conditions to prevent disabled people from being discriminated against or “Feel that they’re a weight” for society or their loved ones.

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