Constitutional Council

French lawmakers legalized assisted dying for terminally ill patients over 18 with serious, incurable illnesses causing unbearable suffering, joining countries like Spain, Belgium, and the Netherlands. The bill faced political divisions, with support from the left and center and opposition from the right and far right, and will undergo constitutional review before enactment.

France’s National Assembly will finalize approval for a bill allowing adults with incurable illnesses to receive lethal medication under strict conditions. The legislation, rejected by the Senate, will undergo constitutional review before taking effect and includes requirements such as patient autonomy, terminal illness, and medical oversight.

France’s National Assembly will finalize a bill allowing adults with incurable illnesses to receive lethal medication under strict conditions, despite the Senate’s rejection. The law requires patients to meet specific medical criteria, including terminal illness and unbearable suffering, and will undergo constitutional review before taking effect.

Senegal’s Constitutional Council rejected a constitutional amendment that would have expanded parliamentary powers and reduced presidential authority. The rejected reform, proposed by Ousmane Sonko’s party, faced political tensions between President Bassirou Diomaye Faye and Sonko, who now leads the National Assembly.

Senegalese lawmakers passed a constitutional amendment reducing presidential powers and expanding parliamentary authority, which will be put to a referendum. The reform, proposed by Ousmane Sonko's party, has sparked political tensions and protests, with opposition groups denouncing it as political retaliation.