Overview
- The Regional Council passed the measure 32–19 with one abstention, as a few councillors broke ranks including Forza Italia’s Gianni Chessa voting in favor and majority member Lorenzo Cozzolino voting against.
- The statute is modeled on the Luca Coscioni association’s “Liberi Subito” proposal and follows the four conditions set by the Constitutional Court’s 2019 ruling.
- It guarantees free healthcare support for eligible patients, with each request assessed by a multidisciplinary commission and the competent territorial ethics committee.
- Health authorities are tasked with providing the lethal medication and any self-administration devices, though the full text had not been published at the time of reporting.
- Opponents argue the region lacks competence and predict a constitutional challenge, a concern underscored by the national government’s pending appeal against Tuscany’s earlier law, which remains in force and has enabled two cases.