[Reform of the right of power of attorney, guardianship and assistance--draft of the discussion of a nursing care law].

The Federal Minister of Justice has published a "Bill of a Care and Assistance Law" (Betreuungsgesetz) which has been elaborated by a an independent, interdisciplinary team of experts. The new law which is intended to replace the old law on guardianship and tutelage set into force in 1900 is actually widely discussed among politicians, lawyers, medical doctors and other people who are concerned.