THE LAW ON THE END OF LIFE: ITS SPIRIT, ITS PRACTICE AND ITS PROSPECTS FOR EVOLUTION - THE VIEWPOINT OF THE HUMAN AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

Authors

  • Guillaume GRANDAZZI Université de Caen Normandie; Espace de réflexion éthique de Normandie
  • Mylène GOURIOT Espace de réflexion éthique de Normandie

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3917/dsso.111.0011

Keywords:

active assistance in dying, palliative care, assisted suicide, euthanasia, dying well.

Abstract

The growing desire to control death has prompted medical and legal developments aimed at improving conditions at the end of life. This societal evolution has resulted in the development of palliative care and the expression of demands for active assistance in dying. The current debates on changes to the law provide an opportunity to highlight some of the ethical and normative issues involved in the approaches and discourses that are tending to impose a new model of dying well.

Author Biographies

Guillaume GRANDAZZI, Université de Caen Normandie; Espace de réflexion éthique de Normandie

Maitre de conférences en sociologie;

Responsable scientifique et éditorial

Mylène GOURIOT, Espace de réflexion éthique de Normandie

Philosophe, Coordinatrice

Published

2025-06-03

How to Cite

GRANDAZZI, G. ., & GOURIOT, M. . (2025). THE LAW ON THE END OF LIFE: ITS SPIRIT, ITS PRACTICE AND ITS PROSPECTS FOR EVOLUTION - THE VIEWPOINT OF THE HUMAN AND SOCIAL SCIENCES. MEDECINE LEGALE DROIT MEDICAL, 67(1), 11 - 16. https://doi.org/10.3917/dsso.111.0011

Issue

Vol. 67 No. 1 (2024): JOURNAL OF FORENSIC MEDICINE & LAW, HEALTH AND SOCIETY

Section

Articles