French court approves ending life support for quadriplegic

France’s top administrative court approved on Tuesday, June 24, the ending of life support for a 38-year-old quadriplegic in a vegetative state, despite his parents’ wish to keep him alive. The State Council approved the recommendation of the Vincent Lambert’s doctors to stop providing intravenous food and water which is keeping him alive. The decision is supported by the patient’s wife and 6 of his 8 siblings, but is opposed by the Lambert’s conservative Catholic parents and two siblings. Lambert has been a quadriplegic since a 2008 car crash. The decision could still be halted by the European Court of Human Rights which is also looking into the mater. France legalized passive euthanasia in 2005.

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