Royal backs euthanasia as doctor and nurse go on trial for ‘poisoning’

SOCIALIST French presidential candidate Segolene Royal will push for a law to allow euthanasia under certain conditions if she is elected this spring, her party said yesterday.

Socialist Party leader Francois Hollande said a law on euthanasia would be discussed with doctors and put on the table.

“We want to create a law in this area, with precaution and respect, so that the fundamental right to live and die in dignity can be ... established,” Hollande told a news conference.