Frenchman to livestream his death after Macron refuses euthanasia request

A Frenchman suffering from an incurable illness is due to livestream his death on social media on Saturday after President Emmanuel Macron denied his request to “die in peace”. Alain Cocq, 57, who has a rare condition where the walls of the arteries stick together, insisted that he had less than a week to live and would broadcast his death on Facebook from Saturday morning. He said he was taking the unusual step to show France the “agony” his current state had put him in and that his decision to stop eating and drinking on Friday night would result in death within four to five days. Mr Cocq said he hoped his radical move would raise awareness over the predicament of many terminally ill patients in France who have no hope of respite but are unable to die as they wish. He had written to Mr Macron asking for the right to euthanasia via a lethal substance and discussed it with Elysée aides. However, the French president responded by explaining this was not currently possible under French law. French legislation stipulates that deep sedation can only be administered if a patient has an incurable condition and is due to die in the short term. Mr Cocq does not fit these criteria as his life is not at imminent risk.

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