Amour, soin et fin de vie chez l'enfant

Love in pediatric palliative care seems to be an a priori strength of care-givers for taking care of the child's needs. We analyze the origin of love as a basic need, i.e., maternal love, as an invitation for a live-together by the famous Leviticus stanza - “Love your neighbour as yourself” - or inclination to take care of the other one. Love as care in end-of-life aims at the whole human person and the satisfaction of his/her needs, but with a higher ethical demand. The child is a still dependent being from the surrounding for the satisfaction of his/her needs. Love in pediatric palliative care do not differ symbolically from taking care of a child.