Lambert case: "Every human life is always valuable," said Pope Francis

After the news of
died of Vincent Lambert, a Frenchman who was in a vegetative state more than 11 years ago and who generated a
debate at the national level on the use of euthanasia, the

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he regretted through his account
Twitter: "May God the Father embrace Vincent Lambert in his arms."

"Let's not build a civilization that eliminates people whose lives we believe are no longer worth living," he said, before adding his support to the family.

This is not the first time that the Argentine pope has manifested his disagreement with euthanasia. A few days before and after the judgment of the Court of Cbadation, the highest court in France, which authorized Dr. Vincent Sanchez to stop the probes that nourished and hydrated on July 2, the pontiff wrote: doctors help life, do not remove them! "

The Pontifical Academy for Life, led by Monsignor Vinzenzo Paglia, also condemned the acts of doctors through his narrative
Twitter and he said: "The death of Vincent Lambert and his story are a defeat for our humanity."

The case

In 2008, Vincent, a nurse, was 32 years old and had just born his first daughter after having had a car accident near his home in Châlons-en-Champagne, in the north-east of France. vegetative state.

Lambert's situation has divided his family. His parents, Viviane and Pierre, fervent Catholics, had a hard time keeping him alive. His wife Rachel, his nephew and his six brothers and sisters
they demanded a "dignified death" and they badured that the young man had declared that he preferred to die to live in a vegetative state.

"It's the moment of mourning and reverence," wrote Lambert's parents, "but it's also the moment of meditation on this state crime."