Ara City Radio

Jean-Jacques Schonckert, president of Association pour le Droit de Mourir dans la Dignité Lëtzebuerg a.s.b.l., spoke with Simon about the work they do. The association was formed in 1988, on the initiative of the late Dr Henri CLEES and a group of determined idealists. Its objectives included the legalization of voluntary euthanasia and the guarantee of free choice of end of life which they hoped to achieve by raising public awareness and drafting a draft law. Their efforts have been rewarded by the signing of an agreement with the Ministry of Family Affairs, Integration and the Greater Region, entering into force on 01 January 2018, which allows the Society to create a professional structure for psychological support and accompaniment in adequate premises.