“Let me die in peace,” demands Charles Biétry.
Affected by Charcot's disease, a neurodegenerative disease, he no longer speaks but he is not afraid.
One day, as late as possible, the former sports journalist will go to Switzerland, in agreement with his family and the doctors.
For him, the upcoming arrival of a law on assisted dying is big news.
Everything except a political diversion.
Jean-Luc Godard chose this path.
Almost 4% of deaths in Switzerland result from this method.
France will never accept this type of decision.
But the future Macron law could transfer from doctors to patients the possibility of putting an end to it if incurability is established, including in the medium term, and particularly in the event of unbearable pain.
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