EUTHANASIA
“Cesta domù” (return home) is the name of an association of hospices run in the Czech Republic with the aim of improving assistance to the terminally ill, the dying and their families. Founded in 2001, the association consists of professionals in the healthcare sector and representatives of other professions, volunteers and personalities in Czech public life, all united in their effort to extend the practice of palliative treatment. “Cesta domù” operates in two complementary fields: on the one hand, the activity of domiciliary care for the terminally ill in Prague, thanks to which the association offers practical help to those who have decided to care for their own loved ones at home; on the other, the activity of raising awareness with the aim of introducing structural changes at the social and legislative level to obtain quality assistance for the terminally ill throughout the Czech Republic. The association is also responsible for the long-term project “Palliative treatment in the Czech Republic”, aimed at developing and promoting a new concept of assistance for the dying and their families. To support the activities of the association, a fund-raising campaign is being held during Advent, until 21 December; Christmas gifts can be bought at the association’s centre in Prague.
