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Emilia‑Romagna assisted‑suicide law – July 2026

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2026-07-26 04:37 UTC → 2026-07-27 10:26 UTC · added removed

The Emilia‑Romagna Legislative Assembly approved a regional law on regulating medically assisted suicide on 23 July 2026, making the region the third in Italy—after Italy after Tuscany and Sardinia—to Sardinia to codify detailed procedures. The measure law applies to patients with irreversible illnesses who suffer intolerable physical or psychological pain, are capable of autonomous decision‑making and are not dependent on life‑support machines. The law It creates a multidisciplinary CoVam commission that includes of doctors, palliativists, anaesthetists, legal and ethical experts to verify eligibility. Participation eligibility; participation by health‑care staff is voluntary, the procedure is free of charge, free, and patients must be fully informed about of all therapeutic alternatives, including palliative care. It also allows health‑care professionals—pharmacists among them—to Health‑care professionals, including pharmacists, may invoke a conscience objection. Support came from centre‑left parties (PD, Alleanza Verde‑Sinistra, civic lists, Movimento 5 Stelle) and the Luca Coscioni Association. Centre‑right parties (FdI, Forza Italia, Lega, Rete Civica) opposed criticised the law, measure, calling it a “fuga in avanti.” Regional bishops sharply criticised The regional bishops, led by Monsignor Giacomo Morandi of the legislation, describing it CEER, issued a strong declaration condemning the law as promoting a culture of “uselessness” procurement of life and arguing death that it fails to address conflicts with the real problem value of illness the person, the purpose of the State and suffering, urging the medical profession, and warned it could foster a culture that devalues life. They called for stronger palliative care. palliative‑care networks. Within weeks of the law’s enactment, fourteen formal requests for assisted suicide were filed, mainly by patients with ALS or severe tetraplegia, each to be examined by the commission after full information on alternatives. Regional President Michele de Pascale stressed that the law fills a national void but reiterated the need for a uniform national framework, while citing the Constitutional Court’s Court rulings (sentences 242/2019 and 135/2024) underpin the as its legal basis and maintain the prohibition for patients not on life‑support. basis.

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  1. 2026-07-27 10:26 UTC Emilia‑Romagna assisted‑suicide law – July 2026
  2. 2026-07-26 04:37 UTC Emilia‑Romagna assisted‑suicide law – July 2026

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