Living will

How do I make and register a ‘living will' in France?

Ensuring your wishes: the importance of providing hospitals with your living will

Make end-of-life wishes known with a French ‘living will’

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Making a ‘living will’ in France

Any adult can make a “living will” in France to clarify their end-of-life wishes if they find themselves seriously injured or terminally ill and unable to express themselves.

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Death came without pain thanks to end-of-life care

It is not something we like to consider but the care we may wish to receive in the final days or weeks of life if suffering from a terminal illness can be recorded in case we cannot express ourselves at the time. Selma Daddi speaks to a reader about the palliative care given to his companion at a hospital in the Charente-Maritime.

Making a ‘living will’ can clarify your dying wishes

French law allows people to make a “living will” to clarify their wishes about medical care if they find themselves terminally ill, near death and unable to express themselves.

What is a ‘living will’?

I would like to know how a ‘Living Will’ is dealt with in France. What does one have to do, who do I contact and does a professional, such as a GP, have to sign it? My children are aware that I do not want to be resuscitated but so far nothing is in writing. U.C.

Living will

How do I make and register a ‘living will' in France?

Make end-of-life wishes known with a French ‘living will’

Making a ‘living will’ in France

Death came without pain thanks to end-of-life care

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