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Alan Cook suffers from a rare disease that causes the walls of the arteries to stick together
Facebook said it would prevent a terminally ill Frenchman from broadcasting the last days of his life on its platform.
Alan Cook, who suffers from a rare disease that causes the walls of his arteries to stick together, began abstaining from food, drink and medicine on Saturday.
French President Emmanuel Macron had previously rejected Cooke, 57’s request for euthanasia.
Cook wants to change the law in France to allow terminal patients to die however they want. Some sectors, including the Catholic Church, oppose “euthanasia” for moral reasons.
“The road to salvation begins and believe me, I’m happy,” Cook wrote on Facebook on Saturday morning from his bed at home after announcing that he “finished his last meal.”
He added: “I know the next few days will be difficult, but I made my decision calmly.”
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Cook posts to his Facebook account from his bed
But Facebook blocked a plan to broadcast his death live, indicating that it did not allow filming the suicide.
“While we respect (Cook’s) decision to want to draw attention to this complex issue, we have taken steps after expert advice to prevent live broadcasts on Alan’s account,” a Facebook spokesperson told AFP.
“Our laws do not allow Widths Suicide attempts
Cook said Facebook had banned it until September 8. He asked his followers to pressure the social media platform to change its position.
“Now it’s up to you,” he explained.
In July, Cook wrote a letter to Macron, asking the president to allow him to die “with dignity,” describing his suffering as “extremely violent.”
Macron said he was “moved” by the speech, but could not agree to the request because “it was not above the law.”
“Euthanasia” is a controversial issue in France, where many support the right to die with dignity, while others, particularly religious conservatives, have opposed calls for its decriminalization.
