Overview

• On June 4, Asugi issued a third denial of Oppelli’s request, asserting she lacks a qualifying life-sustaining treatment under Constitutional Court guidelines.
• Oppelli’s legal team filed a formal opposition and diffida on June 19, and Asugi has committed to an immediate new evaluation by its medical commission.
• Fully dependent on daily caregiver and mechanical support, Oppelli says she may pursue assisted suicide in Switzerland if Italy’s system does not grant her request.
• The Associazione Luca Coscioni has launched a signature drive to collect 50,000 endorsements by July 15 for a popular end-of-life bill set for Senate debate on July 17.
• Italy remains without a unified end-of-life law, leaving hundreds of patients in limbo as regional authorities interpret court criteria inconsistently.