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In April, I made an Advance Decision, also known as a living will or advance directive, under English Law. This sets out (amongst other things) what treatments I would refuse if I developed coronavirus. I used a template provided by a charity called “Compassion in Dying”:

https://coronavirus.compassionindying.o ... treatment/

Because there is no guarantee that this English form would be accepted in France. I asked a number of people while there recently, including a very senior Official, whether something similar was available under French Law. No-one could help so on returning home I carried out my own research on the internet.

Here is a very short article written by English Solicitors, Stone King, who have expertise in French Law confirming that it is indeed possible to make Advance Decisions in France called Directives Anticipées:

https://www.stoneking.co.uk/literature/ ... ving-wills

I now intend to make one myself using this “official template”:

https://www.service-public.fr/particuli ... its/R44952

However, I shall include some coronavirus specific wording based on the following:

http://free.geriatrics.overblog.com/202 ... id-19.html

It would be interesting to know if anyone has any relevant experience of Directives Anticipées
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That's an interesting idea. I agree with your view on the choice. I just wonder whether those views clash with the Hippocratic oath and its modern legal interpretation.
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Well, did you also anticipate your demise ??
If so, do you know what's going to happen when a foreigner dies in France ??
I see we can decide (in some degree at least) about hospitalisation etc.
What about the belongings (testament etc.) ??
May be I should have written it differently, but I would be interested in knowing what exactly will happen if/when a foreigner is found dead here in France :-)
Do you know ??
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Thanks Kate - good article - leads many ways :book:
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