Citation

Borsellino P. Notizie di Politeia 2019; 35(133): 84-92.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019)

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Abstract

After a preliminary overview of the implementation process of Act n. 219/2017 one year after its entrance into force, the current paper highlights the central role assigned to this Act by the Constitutional Court ruling n. 207/2018 dealing with the criminal proceeding against Marco Cappato as regards the allegedly assistance to commit suicide by Fabiano Antoniani. On one side, the paper assesses the Court ruling positively in relation to both its correct interpretation of Act n. 219/2017 and the proposal put forward of the need for a regulation governing assisted suicide based on the values inspiring the Act, though going beyond the circumstances ruled by it. On the other side, the paper raises some objections to the scenarios identified by the Court as being in need of a legislation. © 2019, Tipolito Subalpina. All rights reserved.

Language: it

Keywords

Assisted suicide; Constitutional court; End of life decision; Legal regulation; Patient’s will