Summary :

Can television fictions become a royal way to tackle the thorny problem of the "good death" - euthanasia - ? The Dignified Death Law enacted in Argentina in 2012 and applied for the first time in 2015 is part of the group of so-called “new rights”. Its proper understanding and application requires knowledge of the legal field and subjectivity. This article analyzes an episode of the first season of the series Ps ! (Calligaris, HBO, 2014). This is the case of an old woman who is experiencing an irreversible disease, and whose children do not agree on how to face the final phase of her life. The entry of a psychoanalyst into the situation allows a movement that exemplifies the singular value of the assumption of the right to a dignified death. What we propose with the formula : Singularize a right.

Key words : TV series | Human rights | Ethics of psychoanalysis