Activist Jacqueline Jencquel ended her life at the end of March.
Aged 78, the one who defended the legalization of assisted suicide in France had become known in 2018 thanks, in particular, to speaking out in the
Konbini
and
Brut
media .
Fervent supporter of the voluntary interruption of old age, she had announced that she wanted to end it although not suffering from any incurable disease, as recalled by BFMTV.
In her last post published on March 29 on her blog in the Swiss daily
Le Temps
, Jacqueline Jencquel said she regretted the impossibility of choosing her end of life in France.
Terrified by the fear of becoming dependent, this humorous woman said that she had not brought children into the world “to piss them off”.
An evolution towards the Belgian model?
Former French and English teacher, mother of three boys, wife of a German businessman, the septuagenarian said she had "done everything"
,
as she confided in an interview with
Liberation
published in September 2020. Activist within the Association for the right to die with dignity (ADMD) Jacqueline Jencquel claimed to have “no desire to die”, but simply want “that a choice exists”
.
On this subject, Emmanuel Macron recently said he was in favor of a "citizen's convention" to settle the debate on the end of life.
During a trip this Thursday, the President of the Republic even said he was "favorable to moving towards the Belgian model"
,
where assisted suicide is legal.
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