French doctors begin halting life support for man in vegetative state
(The Guardian France)

Dispute over Vincent Lambert has divided family and become subject of political controversyFrench doctors have begun switching off the life support of a quadriplegic man who has been in a vegetative state for the last decade, in a hugely controversial case that has divided France, the lawyer for his parents has said.The dispute over the fate of Vincent Lambert, 42, who had a motorbike accident in 2008, has split his own family and even become a subject of political tension in France ahead of the weekend´s European elections. Continue reading...