Assisted dying: which MP voted for what

On Tuesday, May 27, MPs voted by a large majority to enshrine a new right to assisted dying in French law. This bill was adopted on first reading by 305 votes in favor and 199 against, with 57 abstentions.

As expected, this vote transcended partisan divides, dividing most political factions. No parliamentary group voted unanimously for or against the text, with the exception of the sixteen Le Ciottist deputies of the Union of the Right for the Republic, who all opposed it.

The elected representatives of the four left-wing groups voted overwhelmingly in favor of the proposal, as did the centrists of the MoDem and the Macronists of Renaissance. The center-right Horizons group, loyal to Edouard Philippe, split almost 50/50, as did the independents of the Liberties, Independents, Overseas and Territories (LIOT) group. Conversely, the Republicans and the National Rally largely rejected it.