Case Reports in Oncology (Oct 2016)

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

  • Alexandre de Nonneville,
  • Anthony Marin,
  • Theo Chabal,
  • Veronique Tuzzolino,
  • Marie Fichaux,
  • Sebastien Salas

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1159/000450940
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 3
pp. 650 – 654

Abstract

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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 highlights the need of patient-centered goals and the importance of close collaboration between the patient, family, and medical and paramedical team to achieve a higher quality of final palliative care.

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