Vincent Lambert's parents will allow him to be offline after 10 years of judicial battle

Vincent Lambert's parents decided to stop fighting Justice and his own family. Finally, the marriage announced that will allow you to disconnect your childwho has been in a vegetative state since 2008 after suffering traumatic brain injury. The case has become a symbol of the debate on euthanasia in France.

"His death is inevitable. This was imposed on him and us. Although we do not accept it, we can only resign ourselves, "they said in a statement. they will give up the legal struggle they're leading with their daughter-in-law and six of their children, who have long insisted on giving a dignified death to the young nurse who remained tetraplegic.

The news came on Monday, a week after Vincent's doctor decided once again to stop the treatments that kept him alive. This time, Viviane and Pierre Lambert will accept the decision of the professionals and will not bring any legal recourse.

The Supreme Court of France had already left them no option, the judges having rejected all their presentations in which they insisted not to disconnect it. "We do not have more resources and It's too late Vincent is dying", they maintained their parents.

The marriage lawyer, Jean Paillot, said that, when the time comes, "those responsible for the death of Vincent Lambert will be held accountable". In this sense, he explained that they would denounce the young man's doctor and all the palliative care team of the health center. for "attempt of willful homicide".

Vincent suffered a traffic accident in 2008 during a road trip. The incident left him tetraplegic and totally dependent on mechanical badistance. In 2011, the specialists explained to his family that there was no room for improvement. And in 2014, finally, they confirmed that their condition had already been clbadified as vegetative.

Since the doctors announced that no treatment would change their status, the wife of the young man and six of his brothers began a judicial struggle to unplug him and give him "a dignified death". However, parents They accused them of "wanting to kill him".

Since Vincent had not left his will in writing on how to continue his badisted life, the situation was in the hands of justice. Now, Viviane and Pierre have accepted that the death of their son was imminent.