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Aziliz Le Corre: “Euthanasia, behind the good intentions, the risk of gearing?”

2022-01-23T20:26:59.597Z


FIGAROVOX/ANALYSIS - The philosopher Damien Le Guay delivers in his latest work his conception of palliative care and the end of life.


The triumph of demagoguery is temporary. But the ruins are eternal ,

wrote Charles Péguy in 1905 in

Les Suppliantes Eternals

. In a bitter essay,

When euthanasia will be there…

, published by Éditions Salvator, Damien Le Guay warns of what he considers to be the harmful consequences of euthanasia for our society. The bill "

aiming to affirm the free choice of the end of life and to ensure universal access to palliative care in France

" was indeed tabled on Wednesday January 19, 2022 in the National Assembly. The proposed law intends in particular to legalize euthanasia, which consists of deliberately killing an incurable patient in great suffering.

See also

End of life: before legislating, let's ensure that the current texts are applied

Currently, the Claeys-Léonetti law of February 2, 2016 provides for advance directives and the appointment of a trusted person, to allow everyone to express their wishes and to clarify the conditions for stopping processing, reaffirming the right of the patient to benefit from deep sedation…

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