{"id":771,"date":"2026-05-04T15:23:35","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T15:23:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www-test.mwmw.lu\/?page_id=771"},"modified":"2026-05-05T14:43:45","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T14:43:45","slug":"legal-basis-and-the-living-will","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www-test.mwmw.lu\/?page_id=771&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Legal basis and the living will"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"771\" class=\"elementor elementor-771\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-606ead1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"606ead1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-581380d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"581380d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a124a3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a124a3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Understanding your rights is an essential step in making informed decisions at the end of life. This page provides an overview of the laws in effect, including those related to euthanasia and assisted suicide, as well as advance directives. Our goal is to provide you with clear and accessible information so that you can approach these subjects with peace of mind and confidence.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-918fbe2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"918fbe2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afc3b45 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"afc3b45\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-524cd74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"524cd74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-8620\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-8620\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> The law on euthanasia and assisted suicide <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-8620\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b010189 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b010189\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-8620\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a417a87 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a417a87\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-8620\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d22ce58 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d22ce58\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed360c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ed360c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">La loi sur l\u2019euthanasie et l\u2019assistance au suicide\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cbc5d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2cbc5d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Euthanasia:<\/strong> it is a medical intervention by which a doctor purposefully ends the life of another person at his or her express and voluntary request.<\/p><p><strong>Assisted suicide:<\/strong> a doctor purposefully helps another person commit suicide or provides another person with the necessary means to that end, at his or her express and voluntary request.<\/p><p>That is induce death or help induce death to a person suffering from an incurable illness in order to shorten his or her suffering and the length of his or her agony.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1c4384 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"e1c4384\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"http:\/\/legilux.public.lu\/eli\/etat\/leg\/loi\/2009\/03\/16\/n2\/jo\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-arrow-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M190.5 66.9l22.2-22.2c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0L441 239c9.4 9.4 9.4 24.6 0 33.9L246.6 467.3c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.2-22.2c-9.5-9.5-9.3-25 .4-34.3L311.4 296H24c-13.3 0-24-10.7-24-24v-32c0-13.3 10.7-24 24-24h287.4L190.9 101.2c-9.8-9.3-10-24.8-.4-34.3z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Link to the complete law<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-8621\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"2\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-8621\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Simplified law on palliative care <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-8621\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-935dfae e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"935dfae\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-8621\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-769140b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"769140b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-8621\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5357cb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c5357cb\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-8621\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-032f7c3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"032f7c3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-705fe2a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"705fe2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Simplified law on palliative care<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-391dd29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"391dd29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Palliative care shall be accessible to any person at an advanced or terminal stage of a serious and incurable condition, whichever maybe the cause of it.<\/p><p>Palliative care is active care provided to a person at the end of life.<\/p><p>This care respects the dignity and the choices of the person at the end of life. It is delivered in an active, continuous and coordinated fashion by a cross-disciplinary team: doctors, nurses, psychologists, pharmacists, physiotherapist \u2026<\/p><p>The aim of palliative care is:<\/p><ul><li>relieve pain and other inconvenient symptoms<\/li><li>integrate psychological and spiritual aspects to the treatment<\/li><li>offer a support system to help families and relatives deal with the illness<\/li><li>manage to improve the quality of life for the person at the end of life, as well as for their relatives<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-8622\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-8622\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Commission Nationale de Contr\u00f4le et d'Evaluation <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-8622\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a34bb30 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a34bb30\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-8622\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9edae4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c9edae4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8021343 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8021343\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Commission Nationale de Contr\u00f4le et d'Evaluation<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b291da elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9b291da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The role of the Commission Nationale de Contr\u00f4le et d\u2019Evaluation of the law of 16 March 2009 on euthanasia and assistance to suicide is to be the guarantor of the enforcement of the law on euthanasia.<\/p><p>It draws up the registration forms to be filled in by doctors each time they have implemented euthanasia, in order to be able to examine them and verify that euthanasia has been conducted in accordance with the conditions and procedure provided for by the law.<\/p><p>The Commission Nationale de Contr\u00f4le et d\u2019\u00c9valuation also makes a report on the implementation of the law to the Chamber of Deputies every two years. It may also express recommendations.<\/p><p>Last, the Commission Nationale de Contr\u00f4le et d\u2019\u00c9valuation systematically carries out the registration of End-of-Life Provisions. It informs doctors who take charge of a patient at the end of life if End-of-Life Provisions have been registered and grants them access to those when they exist.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-8622\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a201230 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a201230\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-8622\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c84079a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c84079a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e84df50 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e84df50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>End-of-Life Provisions, as well as any modification, are mandatorily to be sent and registered by:<\/p><p><strong>Commission Nationale de Contr\u00f4le et d\u2019<b>\u00c9valuation\u00a0<\/b>sur l\u2019euthanasie<\/strong><br \/><strong>p\/a Minist\u00e8re de la Sant\u00e9<\/strong><br \/><strong>L-2935 Luxembourg<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>+352 247-85626<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ae60d5 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"8ae60d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/sante.public.lu\/fr\/acteurs\/organismes-consultatifs\/commission-controle-evaluation-euthanasie.html\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-arrow-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M190.5 66.9l22.2-22.2c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0L441 239c9.4 9.4 9.4 24.6 0 33.9L246.6 467.3c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.2-22.2c-9.5-9.5-9.3-25 .4-34.3L311.4 296H24c-13.3 0-24-10.7-24-24v-32c0-13.3 10.7-24 24-24h287.4L190.9 101.2c-9.8-9.3-10-24.8-.4-34.3z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Link<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-8623\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"4\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-8623\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Brochure: my will at the end of life <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-8623\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-766fbbd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"766fbbd\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-8623\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad00f24 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ad00f24\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43a432e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"43a432e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Brochure: my will at the end of life<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a693f2 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7a693f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www-test.mwmw.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ma-volonte-en-fin-de-vie-2019-fr-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-download\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M216 0h80c13.3 0 24 10.7 24 24v168h87.7c17.8 0 26.7 21.5 14.1 34.1L269.7 378.3c-7.5 7.5-19.8 7.5-27.3 0L90.1 226.1c-12.6-12.6-3.7-34.1 14.1-34.1H192V24c0-13.3 10.7-24 24-24zm296 376v112c0 13.3-10.7 24-24 24H24c-13.3 0-24-10.7-24-24V376c0-13.3 10.7-24 24-24h146.7l49 49c20.1 20.1 52.5 20.1 72.6 0l49-49H488c13.3 0 24 10.7 24 24zm-124 88c0-11-9-20-20-20s-20 9-20 20 9 20 20 20 20-9 20-20zm64 0c0-11-9-20-20-20s-20 9-20 20 9 20 20 20 20-9 20-20z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">T\u00e9l\u00e9charger la brochure<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c4c8d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8c4c8d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"box-sizing: inherit; color: #7b7176; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif;\">This brochure gives you the opportunity to write your end-of-life choice, with the <strong style=\"box-sizing: inherit; color: #1f2023;\">advance directive section<\/strong>, as well as the <strong style=\"box-sizing: inherit; color: #1f2023;\">end-of-life provisions<\/strong>.<\/p><p style=\"box-sizing: inherit; color: #7b7176; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif;\">Through <strong style=\"box-sizing: inherit; color: #1f2023;\">the advance directive<\/strong>, you designate a person of trust and your will at the end of life.<\/p><p style=\"box-sizing: inherit; color: #7b7176; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif;\">You keep the original at home and give a copy to your trusted person.<\/p><p style=\"box-sizing: inherit; color: #7b7176; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif;\">The advance directive is not registered with the Ministry of Health.<\/p><p style=\"box-sizing: inherit; color: #7b7176; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"box-sizing: inherit; color: #7b7176; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif;\">End-of-Life Provisions are a request for euthanasia that is made in anticipation of a situation later in life where one find himself or herself irreversibly unconscious according to the current state of science and suffering from a serious and incurable accidental or pathological condition.<\/p><p style=\"box-sizing: inherit; color: #7b7176; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif;\">It is preferable that one draws up his or her End-of-Life Provisions while one is still legally capable and in good health.<\/p><p style=\"box-sizing: inherit; color: #7b7176; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif;\">A sudden accident or disease might put you in a situation of dependence, such as for instance prolonged unconsciousness, by which you can no longer manifest your will. If you do not manifest your will in writing beforehand, you run the risk of having others deciding instead of you.<\/p><p style=\"box-sizing: inherit; color: #7b7176; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif;\"><strong style=\"box-sizing: inherit; color: #1f2023;\">Your arrangements must be recorded in writing, dated and signed by yourself.<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"box-sizing: inherit; color: #7b7176; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif;\"><strong style=\"box-sizing: inherit; color: #1f2023;\">It is a document included in the blue section of the brochure \u201cMy will at the end of life\u201d<\/strong><br style=\"box-sizing: inherit;\" \/><strong style=\"box-sizing: inherit; color: #1f2023;\">You can also download it directly at the bottom of this page!<\/strong><br style=\"box-sizing: inherit;\" \/>\u2022 On the <strong style=\"box-sizing: inherit; color: #1f2023;\">first page<\/strong> you will write your family name and first name, your date and place of birth as well as your National registration number (matricula national)<br style=\"box-sizing: inherit;\" \/>You may also indicate details about the situation where you would choose to undergo euthanasia.<\/p><p style=\"box-sizing: inherit; color: #7b7176; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif;\">\u2022 On the <strong style=\"box-sizing: inherit; color: #1f2023;\">second page<\/strong> of this official document, you will write optional information such as the person of trust or your choice of burial method.<\/p><p style=\"box-sizing: inherit; color: #7b7176; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif;\">You will have therefore the opportunity to register a person of trust by writing his or her personal data. It is that person who will see to it that your arrangements are respected in case you might be irreversibly unconscious like in a coma or in a state of physical deficiency where you cannot manifest your will.<\/p><p style=\"box-sizing: inherit; color: #7b7176; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif;\"><strong style=\"box-sizing: inherit; color: #1f2023;\">It is important to chose well the person of trust, to inform him or her about your choice in advance and talk to him or her about your will and wishes.<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"box-sizing: inherit; color: #7b7176; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif;\">It is of prime importance that you inform your treating doctor about your will and ask him or her whether they consent to help you if the case arises. Otherwise, you yourself or your person of trust will have to find a doctor who is favourably disposed and who will respect your choice later on.<\/p><p style=\"box-sizing: inherit; color: #7b7176; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif;\">Once the End-of-Life Provisions are completed:<\/p><ul style=\"box-sizing: inherit; padding: 0px; list-style-type: none; color: #7b7176; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;\"><li style=\"box-sizing: inherit; padding-left: 1.5em; position: relative; margin: 0.5em 0px;\">Have several copies of the signed document made.<\/li><li style=\"box-sizing: inherit; padding-left: 1.5em; position: relative; margin: 0.5em 0px;\">Give a copy to your life partner, a member of your family, person of trust.<\/li><li style=\"box-sizing: inherit; padding-left: 1.5em; position: relative; margin: 0.5em 0px;\">Deliver a copy to your family doctor or treating doctor and talk to him or her about any concerns you might have in relation to the end of life.<\/li><li style=\"box-sizing: inherit; padding-left: 1.5em; position: relative; margin: 0.5em 0px;\">In case of hospitalization, provide a copy at admission to the hospital with a request for it to be put in your medical file.<\/li><li style=\"box-sizing: inherit; padding-left: 1.5em; position: relative; margin: 0.5em 0px;\">And most importantly, send the original to La Commission Nationale de Contr\u00f4le et d\u2019Evaluation sur l\u2019Euthanasie et l\u2019assistance au suicide<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-8623\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1f6123 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a1f6123\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-8623\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f54366a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f54366a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9db1b79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9db1b79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"section-header\"><h3 class=\"section-header__title\">Registration of the end of life provisions<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"l-container container--small\"><div class=\"grid\"><article class=\"article 1\/1--large grid__cell\"><p>End-of-Life Provisions must be sent to the following address in order for them to be valid:<\/p><p><strong>Commission Nationale de Contr\u00f4le et d\u2019Evaluation sur l\u2019Euthanasie et l\u2019assistance au suicide<\/strong><br \/><strong>p\/a Minist\u00e8re de la Sant\u00e9<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>L-2935 Luxembourg<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Registration by La Commission Nationale de Contr\u00f4le is mandatory.<\/strong><br \/>After about a month, the Commission will send you a letter to certify the registration of your arrangements.<\/p><p>5 years after the first registration the CNCE will ask you by mail if you are still in agreement with your request.<\/p><p>If you do not reply, your arrangements will remain valid for the rest of the life (automatic renewal).<\/p><p>Important to know: Arrangements may be reiterated, withdrawn or modified at any moment!<\/p><p>Also when for example there is a change in your address or phone number or those of your person of trust.<br \/>Thank you for informing the secretary of the Commission about that as soon as possible by phone at: 2478-5626<\/p><\/article><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-8624\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" 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32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-8624\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40e4649 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"40e4649\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-8624\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67ad52a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"67ad52a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b2b54a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9b2b54a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www-test.mwmw.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/holding-elderly-family-member-s-hand-in-hospital-d-2024-10-12-22-51-55-utc.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-391\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-8624\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b481ad e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6b481ad\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e49d73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6e49d73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The request for euthanasia an assisted suicide<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3600126 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3600126\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In order for your request for euthanasia or for assistance to suicide to be legal in Luxembourg, the following conditions must be fulfilled:<\/p><ul><li>You must be conscious at the time of the request.<\/li><li>You must be a legally capable adult, that is not having been declared in court unable to make your own decisions.<\/li><li>You must have made your decision without any external pressure.<\/li><li>You must be in a medical condition without any prospect, without any improvement perspective, following an accident or pathology, and it is an irreversible situation according to the current state of science.<\/li><li>You must suffer physically or mentally from your health condition.<\/li><li>Your request must be recorded in writing, carry your details and be dated and signed.<\/li><li>You may at any moment cancel your request. It will be then withdrawn from your medical file and you can get it back.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af5209e elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"af5209e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www-test.mwmw.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/demande-euthanasie-assistance-suicide-FR.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-arrow-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M190.5 66.9l22.2-22.2c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0L441 239c9.4 9.4 9.4 24.6 0 33.9L246.6 467.3c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.2-22.2c-9.5-9.5-9.3-25 .4-34.3L311.4 296H24c-13.3 0-24-10.7-24-24v-32c0-13.3 10.7-24 24-24h287.4L190.9 101.2c-9.8-9.3-10-24.8-.4-34.3z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Euthanasia and assisted suicide request<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Understanding your rights is an essential step in making informed decisions at the end of life. This page provides an overview of the laws in effect, including those related to euthanasia and assisted suicide, as well as advance directives. 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