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Give Me Your Huddled Masses Yearning to Die

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"I will not die in Switzerland," said the figure of the media and sports Charles Biétry, suffering from Charcot's disease, to salute the historic vote of the French deputies on Wednesday on a right to help die.

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On Wednesday, the National Assembly voted in favour of a text for the right of aid to die in France. The application of the law could be effective at the beginning of 2027.

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Having reached Charcot's disease, Charles Biétry welcomed the vote on helping to die. "I will not die in Switzerland," said Breton, referring to a return home to "exercise my right to freedom".

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"I will not die in Switzerland," said the figure of the media and sports Charles Biétry, suffering from Charcot's disease, to salute the historic vote by the French deputies on Wednesday on a right to help die.

Center

"I will not die in Switzerland. The four of us were going. Monique (his wife), François, and Juliette (his children) were coming back alone with my ashes," the journalist wrote in a message posted on X. "The members of parliament changed the course of my death. When the suffering becomes too much, I will return to exercise my right to freedom, at home, to the sound of my waves," added the 82-year-old Breton. The former head of sports at Canal+ …

·Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
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ici.fr broke the news on Thursday, July 16, 2026.
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