Doctors begin switching off French quadriplegic's life support Relatives of Vincent Lambert, a quadriplegic Frenchman who has been in a vegetative state for more than 10 years, lash out after learning doctors at Reims University Hospital begin switching off his life support machines. Lambert's mother broke down in tears on hearing the news and a distant cousin has gone on hunger strike. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES(COMPLETES VID1346318_EN)