The structures for accompanying the sick to relieve their suffering remain too few. In the debate on the end of life, testimonies of disastrous care abound.
The right of access to palliative care, established by the 1999 law, remains an unfinished business. Since then, the national plans have been drawn up for the development of palliatives care in France. The national plans are expected to be presented to the French parliament in the spring of next year, with a view to being implemented by 2015.