“Advance directives: the wise decision of the Constitutional Council”

The author of this column has criticized jurisdictional hubris too much not to salute the moderation observed by the Constitutional Council in its decision of 10 November relating to the cessation of care provided to a patient unable to express his will and whose the condition is serious and incurable.

The Council declares that the provisions of the Claeys-Leonetti law of 2016, codified in article L 1111-11 of the public health code, which allow the medical team, in certain situations and according to certain modalities, to disregard the "advance directives" previously drafted by the patient.

Any adult can write “advance directives” in the event that one day they are unable to express their wishes.

These directives indicate his intentions with regard to his end of life, with regard to the

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They are binding on the doctor, except in an emergency...

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