"Palliative care"

The French Audit Office calls for the reinforcement of palliative care

The French Audit Office calls for the reinforcement of palliative care

In a detailed 124-page report, the French Audit Office has published a statement on palliative care and is calling ...
Global Day Against Pain

Global Day Against Pain

Celebrated every year on the third Monday in October, the Global Day against Pain is supported by the World Health Organization (WHO) which considers that the "treatment of pain and palliative care form an integral part of the right to enjoy good health."
French Ethics Committee’s Deadly Volte-Face on Euthanasia, Assisted Suicide

French Ethics Committee’s Deadly Volte-Face on Euthanasia, Assisted Suicide

On September 13, 2022, the “CCNE” (French National Consultative Ethics Committee) published recommendation N° 139. Essentially it recommends for palliative care to be reinforced and for "some unavoidable ethical prerequisites" in the event that euthanasia and assisted suicide are legalized.
[Press Release] – The Ethics Committee’s Blatant Contradiction on Palliative Care, Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia

[Press Release] – The Ethics Committee’s Blatant Contradiction on Palliative Care, Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia

Alliance VITA denounces the disturbing and blatant contradictions in the end-of-life recommendation published today by the “CCNE” (French National Consultative Ethics Committee).