The reform of the end-of-life framework

Cycle of seminars organized by ISJPS, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne under the scientific direction of Laurence Brunet and Elsa Supiot.

For many years now, the right to die with dignity has been at the heart of a societal debate now being played out in Parliament, where two laws are being discussed, one on palliative care and the other on the introduction of aid in dying. Adopted on first reading by the National Assembly on May 27, 2025, these texts raise hopes for better support at the end of life and in situations of refractory suffering and/or particularly severe disability; but also concerns about the risks of abuse and the trade-offs that could be made between palliative care, the quality of which depends on significant investment, and aid in dying.

With a view to the important discussions that will take place throughout the parliamentary process, this seminar series, proposed by the ISJPS science and technical standards center, aims to help shed light on these discussions with regard to existing and proposed legal arrangements, field experiences by healthcare professionals, and research in the human sciences.

Program:

• March 9, 2026, 12:30pm: Brigitte Liso, MP for the 4th constituency of Nord, rapporteur for the end-of-life proposal
• 9 April 2026, 12:30 pm: Pascale Vinant, Associate Professor of Palliative Medicine, Unité fonctionnelle de Médecine palliative, Groupe hospitalier Cochin - Port Royal - AP-HP, Universités de Paris
• May 7, 2026, 12:30 pm: Paul Véron, Senior Lecturer in Private Law at the University of Nantes

For more information:
https://univ-droit.fr/recherche/actualites-de-la-recherche/manifestatio…