European Court of Human Rights – Lambert v. France

This morning, the European Court of Human Rights held a Grand Chamber hearing in the case of Lambert and Others v. France (application no. 46043/14).  A video is available here with English translation.
The case concerns execution of the judgment delivered on 24 June 2014 by the Conseil d’État (the French Supreme Administrative Court) authorizing the withdrawal of the artificial nutrition and hydration of Vincent Lambert.

Source: blog.bioethics.net - January 7, 2015 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Thaddeus Mason Pope Tags: Health Care medical futility blog syndicated Source Type: blogs