For or against euthanasia?
Your father, 82, has an incurable illness and asks to die.
- It's his right, the state should allow it
- Yes, within a very strict framework
- No, palliative care must come first
What's at stake: Belgium allows euthanasia and France has voted for regulated assisted dying. The disagreement is less about suffering than about the risk of pressure on the most vulnerable.
The left's argument
Everyone should be able to decide on the end of their life in the face of unbearable suffering.
The centre's argument
A strict framework, with several medical opinions and a real waiting period imposed.
The right's argument
Life must be protected. Palliative care avoids pressure on the most vulnerable.
And you, where do you stand?
Answer 30 situations like this one and find out where you stand, topic by topic.