BACKSTORY I Euthanasia - How one “remarkable woman” invited AFP on her final journey

Born nearly blind and paralysed down one side, Lydie Imhoff didn't want to "live in a dead body" after she began losing the use of the rest of her limbs after a disabled riding accident.


AFP picture by Simon Wohlfhart - Euthanasia

Lydie Imhoff (R) is hugged by her friend and carer Marie-Josee Rousseaux during her farewell party in Longwy, northern France, on January 31, 2024.

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