Four days before the initial vote on the end-of-life legislation,
“confinement syndrome” sufferer Cyrille Jeanteur and doctor
Magali Jeanteur appeared on “Points of View” to express their worries
regarding the billS potential impact on national unity.

Magali Jeanteur stated on “Points of View” that the end-of-life law isn’t
intended for individuals with terminal illnesses. Cyrille Jeanteur,
present on the set, concurred by raising his thumb.Despite being unable
to speak for over 27 years due to his condition, the polytechnician
conveys messages using an alphabet table, with his wife acting as his
voice.

Cyrille jeanteur is described as “angry” and urges deputies to
conduct a “Consciousness exam” before voting on the law,
emphasizing that he is “A citizen like the others and, by his vote, he
gave his confidence to deputies who today could betray him”.
Magali Jeanteur is inviting those “eligible for help to die” to gather on
the Esplanade des Invalides. She fears deputies will vote “Not in
soul and conscience this law”, noting that “A third of them are
even uncomfortable” with the current proposal.

Concerns Over scope and Impact

Magali Jeanteur believes state support is vital, asserting that
“The law is above all made to protect”. The law, perhaps
establishing a “right to aid to die,” is scheduled for its first reading.
She estimates several million peopel could be affected by the
“Fluing character” of the text, fearing that “If a person
thinks that their quality of life is not good, they can ask [l’aide
active à mourir]. A paraplegic can, for example, be able to request
it”. She warns, “If we leave people alone in their distress and
in their pain, it is indeed not to be of service.”

“The law is above all made to protect.”

She also worries the law could influence personal beliefs, suggesting
“We could come to think what we don’t think”. She cautions that
many “Will not have access to palliative care and will onyl have
Help to die as an choice. It’s not fair “.

Husband’s Determination to Live

Magalie Jeanteur, quoting her husband, attests, “Cyrille says he
wants to live and want to live. We follow its existence day after day.
He never told us that he had enough of his existence “, even after
27 years of severe disability. She adds, “He invites us to surpass
ourselves, he is proud of his children and plays his role as father”.
Magalie Jeanteur emphasizes, “Is it worth living in this state? A
priori no, but Cyrille wants it “.”A disabled person is first of all a
person. It must have the same equality, the same fraternity as the
others. It is indeed not as they are disabled, suffering from a serious
or even ugly illness that they are not to be treated in the same way
“.