25 June 2014 From the section Europe Strasbourg has the power to implement urgent measures if there is an "imminent risk of irreparable harm" The European Court of Human Rights says French doctors must keep treating a man who has been in a coma for six years. Vincent Lambert, 39, was left a tetraplegic after a motorcycle accident. His family is split over whether he should be kept alive. On Tuesday, France's highest court, the Council of State, ruled in favour of ending Mr Lambert's life support. The case is seen as unprecedented in France, where euthanasia...
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