Francesco D'Agostino (9 February 1946 – 3 May 2022)[1] was an Italian jurist, who specialised in philosophy of law and bioethics.
Since 1988, he had been the head director for the International Magazine of Philosophy of Law and New Politics Studies (Rivista internazionale di filosofia del diritto) in Rome.
[2] D'Agostino was a frequent contributor to prominent bioethics publications,[7] newspapers like Avvenire[8] and L'Osservatore Romano.
D'Agostino commented on euthanasia, ostensibly opposing its usage for terminally ill patients.
[9][10] He stated that "the right response to all tragic situations of chronic invalidating diseases and illnesses that inevitably lead to death does not consist in the interruption of treatment (of which euthanasia is an extreme form), but in the therapist's warm and compassionate closeness to the patient".