L'indépendance du médecin à nouveau proclamée

In the must-known “Vincent Lambert case”, many jurisdictions have had to adjudicate on what was submitted to them. The latest decision from Châlons-en-Champagne's administrative court almost went unnoticed. However, the judgment turns out to be truly significant. It reminds that the principles of medical doctor's independence and freedom of action are simply fundamentals and unavoidable. The patient management practitioner shall not be regarded as a mere executor of an earlier decision taken by a medical colleague.