How one criminal case in France could open the door to legalizing assisted suicide
A French tribunal acquitted a veterinarian of forging a prescription because he wrote it to help a sick friend commit suicide.
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Articles tagged Leonetti-claeys Law
Court absolves French doctor who withheld Vincent Lambert’s food, water until he died
It was ruled that the physician followed the legal norms in denying the patient food and water, but an appeal of the decision is expected.
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Vincent Lambert is tragically gone, but the legal and spiritual battles will continue
The prosecutor is investigating the 'cause of death,' but not as 'murder.'
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France’s top court decides brain-damaged Vincent Lambert must die
The latest news in a long-running legal battle is that food and hydration can be stopped immediately.
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It’s a ‘death sentence’ to deprive food, water from brain-damaged patient in France: lawyer
The attorney for the parents of Vincent Lambert, the brain-damaged quadriplegic whose case is similar to Terri Schiavo, continues to fight against injustice.
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