Abstract

This special issue of Death Studies interrogates conditions for conducting international comparisons of assistance in dying regimes, and of related discourses and practices. To do so, it provides comparative social sciences and humanities perspectives on assistance in dying. In this editorial introduction, we first trace the origin of this special issue to the symposium held in 2018 in Lausanne, Switzerland. We then offer a short exploration of how assistance in dying regimes have been compared in the literature. Finally, we identify key conditions for conducting international comparisons of assistance in dying based on the articles presented in this issue of Death Studies.

摘要

本期《死亡研究》特刊探讨了对垂死制度中的援助以及相关话语和实践进行国际比较的条件。为此，它提供了关于死亡援助的比较社会科学和人文学科观点。在这篇社论介绍中，我们首先将本期特刊的起源追溯到2018年在瑞士洛桑举行的研讨会。然后，我们简要探讨了文献中如何比较对垂死制度的援助。最后，我们根据本期《死亡研究》中发表的文章确定了对死亡援助进行国际比较的关键条件。