Overview
- The Council of Ministers on November 20 moved to impugn Sardinia’s Regional Law No. 26 of September 18, 2025, before the Constitutional Court.
- Rome argues the statute exceeds regional powers by encroaching on state competences in civil and criminal law, essential service levels, and health protection under Article 117.
- Sardinia’s law implements the 2019 Constitutional Court ruling by setting access procedures and guaranteeing free public-health assistance, with cases vetted by a multidisciplinary commission and the local ethics committee.
- The contested law remains in force while the Court deliberates, and a previous government challenge to Tuscany’s similar law is still awaiting a decision.
- A national end-of-life bill is stalled in the Senate, and the new legal challenge could further slow progress toward a uniform framework as regional and opposition leaders criticize the government’s move.