Overview

• Cofounder Claude Hury told the Paris court she has facilitated assisted suicide in France for nearly twenty years and described a radical, non‑dissuasive approach to those seeking to die.
• Physician Bernard Senet, 76, acknowledged having practiced euthanasia and faces accusations of complicity in the smuggling of lethal barbiturates.
• The case centers on pentobarbital, known as Nembutal, a powerful drug banned for human use in France and described as lethal at low doses.
• Veteran hospital doctor and end‑of‑life advocate Denis Labayle testified for the defense, adding weight to arguments about patient autonomy and medical compassion.
• Hearings in the 31st chamber of the Paris correctional court continue through October 3, as debate widens with fresh public admissions by other doctors and questions over the justice system’s response.