French Bishop: Catholic Lawmakers Who Back Euthanasia Bill Cannot Receive Communion

Stephane de Sakutin
People hold placards reading “Vote for cares. Not euthanasia” during a demonstration against a bill for the creation of a right to assisted dying at Esplanade des Invalides in Paris on Feb. 16, 2026. The final vote on the bill is set to take place Wednesday, July 15, 2026.

Bishop Marc Aillet has warned ahead of France’s decisive final vote on July 15 that Catholic lawmakers who support the bill “will no longer be able to receive Communion.”

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