French MPs debate divisive bill on assisted dying

France's parliament on Monday started debating a deeply controversial right-to-die bill backed by President Macron, who has made it a flagship reform of his second term.

If the bill becomes law, at the end of discussions likely to last for more than a year, it will bring France closer in line with its European neighbors, some of whom already allow assisted suicide. The bill is facing stiff opposition from religious leaders in what is traditionally a Catholic country, as well as many health workers.