WHO WE ARE
An association for human dignity
Alliance VITA is an association which was founded in France in 1993 as the first bioethical laws were introduced.
The association acts on two principle axes:
- Aid for persons confronted with life’s trials and tribulations.
- Raising awareness among policymakers and the public to protect human life.
Listen & Help
- Coordinated by professionals, these listening and accompaniment services are provided by several dozen trained and supervised volunteers.
- SOS Bébé for questions related to maternity: difficult or unplanned pregnancy, pre- or post-natal mourning, the announcement of a handicapped child, miscarriage, voluntary and/or medical interruption of pregnancy, infertility or…
- SOS Fin de vie for questions related to serious illness or death : risk of unreasonable therapeutic obstinacy, euthanasia, burn-out of loved ones or care-takers, mourning, suicide :
- Thadeo : For isolated caregivers, for those feeling burnt out, or facing an ethical dilemma or hardships.
Inform & Train
Training cycle and 1st national bioethics event, organized each year in January by Alliance VITA, has already gathered and trained more than 66,000 people in major bioethics issues.
The bioethics conference, “Université de la vie”, was first launched in 2015 in Zurich, Rome, London, Brussels and New York. In 2022, it was organized in approximately 190 cities on 5 continents.
Alert & Raise awareness
Alliance VITA raises awareness among policymakers and the general public using national and international information campaigns.
Objective: create awareness in favor of protecting life, of respecting human dignity and of protecting children.
Alliance VITA is regularly consulted by public authorities and government bodies on bioethical and end-of-life issues.
Course of action: publications, articles, stands, conferences and debates, meetings, testimonies, and collaboration with scientific, medical, and legal experts and social institutions.
Join the VITA Campus
Alliance VITA raises awareness among policymakers and the general public using national and international information campaigns.
Objective: create awareness in favor of protecting life, of respecting human dignity and of protecting children.
Alliance VITA is regularly consulted by public authorities and government bodies on bioethical and end-of-life issues.
Course of action: publications, articles, stands, conferences and debates, meetings, testimonies, and collaboration with scientific, medical, and legal experts and social institutions.