Doctors start halting support for vegetative Frenchman

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French doctors have begun switching off the life support of a quadriplegic man who has been in a vegetative state for the last decade, in a hugely controversial case that has divided France.

The dispute over the fate of Vincent Lambert has split his own family and even become a subject of political tension in France ahead of the weekend's European elections.

Other family sources also confirmed the systems were being switched off for the 42-year-old who was left quadriplegic with severe brain damage after a car accident in 2008. Viviane and Pierre Lambert, parents of Vincent Lambert, arrive at the Sebastopol hospital, in Reims in 2015.In a statement, the parents' lawyers accused Sanchez of"violating all his obligations" while adding that"there is still time to stop this madness".Lambert's wife Rachel, five of his siblings and his nephew Francois, have all backed the decision to begin switching off the systems, agreeing this is the humane path given his condition.

The ruling was upheld last month by France's State Council which decides on the validity of laws and legal decisions.

 

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As unfortunate as it is, The family needs to accept that he's gone it's unfair on everyone to keep him around for that long.

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