Suspended prison sentences sought against French assisted suicide activists

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Suspended prison sentences sought against French assisted suicide activists - Exit International

Share this ContentOn Thursday in France, the public prosecutor sought up to 18 months’ suspended prison sentences in the trial of 12 assisted dying activists, refocusing a hearing which had turned into a platform for assisted suicide, on the facts of barbiturate trafficking. Members of Ultime...

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[58Alice85]

Let me guess, they wanted to exercise the right to political activism so they get targeted by the courts.
Bureaucratic, totalitarian s***hole with no rights or freedom.
Isn't euthanasia legal in Belgium? Seems like a solution if you're French.

 

[unluckysadness]

Let me guess, they wanted to exercise the right to political activism so they get targeted by the courts.
Bureaucratic, totalitarian s***hole with no rights or freedom.
Isn't euthanasia legal in Belgium? Seems like a solution if you're French.

Yes it's a shame. So much hypocrisy in France. It is legal in Belgium and Switzerland but laws are very strict and it cost at least 10 000€ so I can't expect anything from that.

These signs don't need words...

 

[_Gollum_]

Yes it's a shame. So much hypocrisy in France. It is legal in Belgium and Switzerland but laws are very strict and it cost at least 10 000€ so I can't expect anything from that.

These signs don't need words...

Those signs express pro-choice arguments so succinctly, thanks for sharing.

Here in Quebec we recently expanded our MAID program to allow for demandes anticipées (so people with Alzheimers, for example, can make the request while they still have their mental faculties). Hopefully we won't have to wait too long for an expansion to people only with mental illnesses.