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In addition, at least twelve weeks must pass before access to assisted suicide is granted, to ensure that the request is not due to a temporary crisis. A period reduced to two weeks for patients in “the last phase” of a disease.
“This law works to respect human dignity”, welcomed the Minister of Justice, Alma Zadic (Greens). In addition, it aims to ensure that “no one chooses the path of death if there are other possibilities”. To this end, a budget of 108 million euros has been allocated to develop palliative care.