The actor posted a series of engaged posts on Instagram about the end of life.
It looks like “Not the type to play committed artists”. Nicolas Bedos, however, recently published a series of texts on his Instagram account to take a stand in the debate on euthanasia, concluding his two texts with a #euthanasia.
The comedian takes a stand in favor of an end of life "with respect", in order to leave beautiful the last page of life, which "engages the quality and meaning of the book ”.
Currently, the French law is that of the text says Claeys-Leonetti, which establishes a right to "deep and continuous sedation", and accompanies until the death of patients considered at the end of their life, to relieve their unnecessary suffering. However, it does not allow this suffering to be quickly shortened as in other countries such as Belgium or Switzerland which allow euthanasia.
This debate, relaunched recently with the demands of Alain Cocq, is often lively and passionate. The latter is a 77-year-old man with an incurable disease who asked the president to allow him to take a sedative to end his life quickly and without suffering. Faced with the official refusal, he had chosen to film himself in his death. He finally agreed to refuel in the face of the impossibility of leaving in peace with such suffering.
The actor also advocates that caregivers can have psychological training to support this period which can be difficult. He also took the opportunity to pay tribute to these "courageous caregivers".
Nicolas Bedos was recently touched by the death of his father Guy Bedos, affected at the end of his life by a severe form of Alzheimer's disease. Guy Bedos had joined the honorary committee of the Association for the Right to Die with Dignity.