'I'm done with medical abuse': actor Arnaud Denis dies by euthanasia in Belgium

Euronews ^ | 09 22 2026 | Vincent Reynier

[yesthatjallen]

The French actor and director had been in unbearable pain since a polypropylene prosthesis was fitted in 2023 after a right groin hernia. Aged 43, he was euthanised this Tuesday in Namur, Belgium.

Actor and director Arnaud Denis, left severely disabled after the insertion of an anti-hernia implant, chose to end his life by euthanasia in Belgium on Tuesday at the age of 43 to put a stop to his suffering, his lawyer Philippe Courtois told AFP.

"The decision taken by Arnaud Denis was made in consultation with three doctors in Namur. His body could no longer carry him. He had lost control of it. Arnaud Denis’s death is the consequence of the intense pain he had been enduring for many months," he added.

Best known for his productions of Choderlos de Laclos' Les Liaisons Dangereuses and Molière's Les Femmes Savantes, Denis had been suffering since a polypropylene mesh implant was fitted on 17 July 2023 after a right groin hernia.

The operation triggered numerous side effects, which eventually drove him to have the implant removed in the United States in April 2024.

The actor was diagnosed with myalgic encephalomyelitis, in the context of ASIA syndrome (an inflammatory reaction linked to exposure to an adjuvant). The implant is thought to have caused persistent inflammation and disrupted his immune system.

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[nuconvert]

He apparently suffered with debilitating pain to the point of having no life and no prospect of things improving. Sad.

[Rappini]

I have had a double hernia repair some years ago with Laparoscopic, then a radical Nephrectomy with Laparoscopic.
The worst part for me was not being able to pee before they would let me go. But now I have an Insional hernia that I keep pushing back, small but annoying.

[oldasrocks]

NEVER EVER trust a doctor