Former president of PSG, sports boss of Canal + and France Télévisions, revealed in April 2023 that he was suffering from Charcot's disease. In a moving interview with L'Équipe, he explained that he had registered in Switzerland to resort to assisted suicide.

This Sunday, Charles Biétry wrote: "I have managed to live well, I don't want to die badly. This law, a first step, can offer us freedom and dignity. THANKS"