Alain Cocq is using his plight to draw attention to the situation of terminally ill patients in France who are unable to die in line with their wishes.
A Frenchman suffering from an incurable condition who plans to livestream his death on social media said Saturday he had begun refusing all food, drink and medicine, after President Emmanuel Macron turned down his request for euthanasia.
"I know the days ahead are going to be difficult but I have made my decision and I am calm," he added. "Because I am not above the law, I am not able to comply with your request," Mr Macron said in a letter to Mr Cocq, which the patient published on his Facebook page. Mr Cocq said he hoped his struggle would be remembered and"go down in the long term" as a step towards changing the law.
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