(CN) — A French man had made his wishes clear in advance — keep him alive, even if he never regained consciousness — but Europe’s human rights court said Thursday France had not violated the right to life after doctors later withdrew life-sustaining treatment.
In a unanimous judgment, the European Court of Human Rights said France’s end-of-life rules pass muster not because they guarantee a particular outcome, but because of how the decisions are made. What mattered to the judges was the process. French law, the court said, is designed to protect patients by forcing doctors to slow down, consult widely and justify their choices, instead of leaving an irreversible decision to a single clinician.
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