This anthology aims to address a void in the debates on assisted dying and assisted suicide, which are dominated by legal, medical, theological and practical–ethical perspectives. Liberal institutionalisation of assisted suicide has been within reach since the Federal Constitutional Court's 2020 ruling. The existential questions of determining and shaping a good life and death touched upon in this ruling challenge a democratic society to engage in political self-understanding. Is it not up to historically and socio-theoretically informed voices to conceptualise the historical upheaval critically in order to argue for an emancipatory perspective? This book is an attempt at such a conversation in six contributions. With contributions by Simon Duncker, PD Dr. Stefanie Graefe, Dr. Robin Iltzsche, Prof. Dr. Thomas Macho, Dr. Angelika Pillen und Dr. Nina Streeck.

This book is included in DOAB.