End-of-Life Practices in France under the Claeys-Leonetti Law: Report of Three Cases in the Oncology Unit

On February 2, 2016, the French government enacted the Claeys-Leonetti law introducing the right to deep and continuous sedation and forbade euthanasia for end-of-life patients. This article reports the first descriptions of this kind of intervention at the final stage of life of 3 patients and high...

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Main Authors: Alexandre de Nonneville, Anthony Marin, Theo Chabal, Veronique Tuzzolino, Marie Fichaux, Sebastien Salas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2016-10-01
Series:Case Reports in Oncology
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Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/450940