Tuscany on Tuesday became the first
Italian region to approve a law granting access to assisted
suicide.
The Tuscan regional council greenlit a bill proposed by the Luca
Coscioni right to die association with over 10,000 signatures
behind it.
The new law lays out how to apply for assisted suicide to local
health agencies while respecting guidelines set by the
Constitutional Court so that the recourse to assisted suicide
does not break Italian law.
The council voted along party lines, with a centre-left majority
passing the bill.
Coscioni Association Treasurer Marco Cappato had presented the
bill, dubbed Immediately Free.
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