In exactly two weeks, Alain Cocq says he will begin his own slow and agonising death by refusing the round-the-clock medical care that is keeping him alive.
FILE PHOTO: Alain Cocq, 57, in his medical bed he has been confined to for years as a result of a degenerative disease that has no treatment, poses after an interview with Reuters at his home in Dijon, France, August 19, 2020. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes
“Some people want to carry on to the end,” Cocq, who is 57, said from the bed he has been confined to for two years as a result of a degenerative disease that has no treatment.France’s neighbours Switzerland, Belgium and the Netherlands have adopted laws that allow medically-assisted dying in some cases.
Cocq, from Dijon in eastern France, is fed by a drip and his digestive system is connected to a colostomy bag. His condition has caused brain aneurysms, and he experiences convulsions if he does not take his medicine. He said he experiences constant pain.He has announced that on Sept. 4 he will exercise his right under French law to cease being fed and given medical care. But he said it will take him days to die. His options are to endure the agony, or be sedated.
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