Overview

• Twelve members of the association Ultime Liberté are on trial before the 31st criminal chamber for alleged importation and possession of pentobarbital, a lethal barbiturate banned in France.
• The court opened the new week of hearings by interrogating Dr. Bernard Senet, 76, a cofounder of the association Le Choix.
• Senet is accused of complicity in barbiturate smuggling and told the court he assumes his actions.
• Physician Denis Labayle, a longtime right-to-die advocate, delivered extended testimony exploring the tension between patient choice, compassion, and compliance with the law.
• Hearings began in mid-September and are scheduled to continue until October 3, according to the court calendar.