French woman pleads for right to die
"An animal would not be allowed to endure what I have to endure"
A French woman whose face has been badly disfigured by tumours so much so that she is unrecognisable even to her own children, has appealed to President Nicolas Sarkozy to allow her to die.
Former school teacher Chantal Sebire, 52, begged for the right to end the "atrocious" suffering inflicted on her by the disease which has rendered her face unrecognisable because of tumours. It has left her blind and has robbed her of almost all other senses, leaving her in terrible pain.
Euthanasia is illegal in France, unlike in some other European countries such as the Netherlands and Belgium.
Her children and her general practitioner support her desire to die. If her plea to Sarkozy remains unanswered she plans to go to Switzerland, and die at a doctor's hand — legally.
Wed 27-Feb-08 | Posted in: People
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