Some 8000 participants in the Alliance VITA Bioethics Conference gathered in 190 towns throughout France and abroad on 30th January for the fourth instruction session titled “A world to weave”.
Votre recherche
Active Assistance to Die on the Agenda for the 3rd Session of the Citizens’ Convention
The Citizens’ Convention on the end of life convened for its 3rd session, by considering the question of active assistance to die.
2023 Alliance VITA Bioethics Conference: “Living in the Real World” – First Session: A World to Console
A world to console: That is the theme which opened the Alliance VITA 2023 Bioethics Conference.
[CP] – Citizens’ Convention on the End of Life: Alliance VITA will Take Part Guilelessly
Whilst the Citizens’ Convention on the end of life is to begin tomorrow, Alliance VITA stands ready to provide its expertise and convictions, with determination and guilelessly.
[Press Release] – 2nd November: 10 Ideas from Alliance VITA for Solidarity and Against the Drift Towards Euthanasia
On the occasion of All Souls Day, Alliance VITA has re-issued its guide of 10 ideas for solidarity with old age, dependency and the end of life.
The Werther effect or “Copycat” Suicides
In 1774, Goethe’s novel “The Sorrows of Young Werther” which ends with a young man’s suicide was published. Quite a number of young readers imitated Werther, the book’s hero, to the point that the rise in suicide rates was a direct cause for having this book banned in many countries.
[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).
[Press Release] – Calling for Insurance Companies, to Consider Their Duty of Discretion Rather than Pushing Euthanasia
Alliance VITA denounces the inappropriate endorsement of euthanasia by French complementary health insurance companies and calls upon their duty of discretion in view of the potential conflict of interest.
[Press Release] – Does Access to Abortion Foster Economic Growth ?
In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court decision which overturned Roe vs. Wade, numerous intense debates on abortion have erupted in the United States and elsewhere. Abortion advocates, including the US Treasury Secretary, Janet Yellen, have asserted that restricting abortion will have a negative impact on the economy.
[CP] – 20 years of Euthanasia in Belgium: Anything but a Model for France!
PRESS RELEASE – May 25, 2022 20 years of euthanasia in Belgium: anything but a model for France! Twenty years after...
Launches National Campaign to Change Our Perception of Advanced Age and Loss of Autonomy
PRESS RELEASE – January 26th, 2022 Alliance VITA launches a national campaign to change our perception of advanced age...
[Press Release] Alliance VITA’s Response to the 2021-2024 Palliative Care Plan
PRESS RELEASE – September 23, 2021 Alliance VITA's Response to the 2021-2024 Palliative Care Plan Alliance VITA...