Overview

• The TAR del Piemonte annulled the July 2023 convention on July 2, declaring the facility at Ospedale Sant’Anna illegitimate under Law 194 and ordering its immediate shutdown.
• Magistrates ruled the agreement failed to verify the technical and professional credentials of volunteer counsellors and noted that FederviPA lacked registration as a third-sector supervisory body.
• The court’s decision follows an October 2023 appeal by CGIL Torino and Se non ora quando? Torino, which challenged the association’s faith-based anti-abortion activities in a public hospital.
• Piedmont’s center-right administration has signalled plans to redraft the convention to align with legal requirements and potentially reopen the listening room in autumn.
• The ruling underscores legal limits on faith-inspired groups operating in public healthcare and ignites debate over ideological influence in reproductive services.