The Senate will begin examining a
bill on assisted suicide on March when a proposal presented by
Alfredo Bazoli of the centre-left opposition Democratic Party
(PD) is set to come before the Justice and Social Affairs
committees.
"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,
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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