“On Tuesday March 26, the Senate’s Justice and Social Affairs commissions will begin examining the law on assisted suicide, which I signed,” announced Bazoli, PD caucus leader in the Justice Committee.
“At last parliament will return to debating a piece of legislation that is necessary and can no longer be postponed, guaranteeing uniformity of treatment and conditions in line with the indications of the Constitutional Court,” he continued.
Bazoli was referring to the Constitutional Court’s 2019 so-called ‘Cappato ruling’, named after right-to-die campaigner Marco Cappato, making assisted suicide permissible in some circumstances.
Since then, some regions such as Veneto have introduced regional legislation regulating assisted suicide for citizens living on their territories, while others have not amid ongoing controversy and debate over the issue.
“I hope for a serious and constructive confrontation that can lead to a noble and shared summary document on a subject that needs an inclusive, sensitive and dialoguing approach,” concluded Bazoli.
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