Overview

• Oppelli traveled to Switzerland on July 31 and died under medically assisted suicide after ASUGI denied her access three times.
• On August 1, her legal team filed a complaint accusing ASUGI of refusal of official acts and torture for withholding life-sustaining treatment status.
• A 2019 Constitutional Court ruling decriminalized assisted suicide under strict criteria but Parliament has yet to enact implementing legislation.
• Disparate regional protocols across Italy leave hundreds of patients in legal limbo while activists press for uniform, rights-based legislation.
• Oppelli’s final video appeal urged lawmakers to enact a “sensible” end-of-life law to spare others from prolonged suffering and bureaucratic delays.