This brochure brings together key Council of Europe guidelines on one of the most important subjects faced by human beings – that is to say, coping with the issue of passing away. As with any challenging situation, help is needed both from individuals and from society in general – and this is all the more the case for those who are terminally ill.
Preface 1. Protection of the human rights and dignity of the terminally ill and the dying
Recommendation 1418 (1999) of the Parliamentary Assembly
2. Protection of the human rights and dignity of the terminally ill and the dying
Report of the Social, Health and Family Affairs Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly (Doc. 8421, 21 May 1999, Rapporteur: Mrs Edeltraud Gatterer)
3. Palliative care: a model for innovative health and social policies
Resolution 1649 (2009) of the Parliamentary Assembly
4. Palliative care: a model for innovative health and social policies
Report of the Social, Health and Family Affairs Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly (Doc. 11758, 4 November 2008, Rapporteur: Mr Wolfgang Wodarg) (Summary)
Appendix: Guide on the decision-making process regarding medical treatment in end-of-life situations