Overview

• Oppelli, 50, suffering from secondary progressive multiple sclerosis, traveled to Switzerland on July 31 to access medically assisted death after exhausting domestic options.
• The Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Giuliano Isontina denied her request three times, citing her lack of life-sustaining treatment despite her complete dependence on caregivers and medical devices.
• On June 19, she filed a formal appeal with a diffida led by attorney Filomena Gallo, which prompted a new medical commission evaluation but failed to yield a timely decision.
• Soccorso Civile volunteers Claudio Stellari and Matteo D’Angelo accompanied her, while the Associazione Luca Coscioni coordinated logistical support and published her final video plea urging lawmakers to adopt a sensible end-of-life law.
• Her death intensifies pressure on national legislators to overcome regional disparities and enact comprehensive legislation regulating medically assisted suicide.