The France has been engaged in a debate on the end of life for several months. In February 2022, a major national plan was launched, with the ambition to guarantee everyone access to palliative care.

Eighteen months after the implementation of the plan, where do we stand? Too many departments are still deprived of it. Are the means sufficient? Is the political will there? At all levels? It is a philosophy of existence that is taking shape. Behind the words, we find the relationship of each one with life: suffering is frightening, death is...