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Last week, Italy\u2019s constitutional court ruled that euthanasia is not a crime if it is done for a chronic, non life-threatening condition or for \u201cintolerable\u201d pain, and that anyone who \u201cfacilitates the suicidal intention… of a patient kept alive by life-support treatments and suffering from an irreversible pathology\u201d would not be charged with a crime, according to the <\/span>Telegraph<\/span><\/a>. The Italian Parliament will likely debate the court\u2019s decision soon.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The ruling came after the court was asked to consider the case of a Fabiano Antoniani, a 37-year-old DJ who suffered severe injuries after a car accident in 2014, leaving him blind and quadriplegic. Pro-euthanasia activist Marco Cappoto took Antoniani to a euthanasia clinic in Switzerland where the disabled man took his own life in 2017 at the age of 40.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

For his role in the man\u2019s death, Cappato turned himself in to gain attention for the issue, and was facing up to 12 years in prison before the high court\u2019s ruling. Prior to the court\u2019s ruling, euthanasia was illegal in Italy, although patients were allowed to refuse care for themselves. Cappato is now expected to be <\/span>acquitted<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte <\/span>expressed<\/span><\/a> his reservations to the press shortly after the court\u2019s ruling, saying that a right to die is not an actual human right. \u201cIt is right that there should be a sober, serious debate in Parliament,\u201d he said according to La Repubblica. \u201cI don\u2019t want to impose my personal opinion: as a jurist and a Catholic, while I have no doubt that there exists a right to life, the hinge of all human rights, I say that it is to be doubted that there is a right to die. There is a right of self-determination whereby I choose my medical care, but to be sent to death and ask the help of qualified persons, this is in doubt.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Prime Minister also said that doctors who do not wish to participate in assisted suicide be allowed to follow their consciences on the matter.<\/span><\/p>\n

Cappato, however, hailed the court\u2019s decision with a <\/span>tweet<\/span><\/a>, claiming the disabled in need of assistance \u201chave the right to be helped\u201d to their death via euthanasia. He added, \u201cFrom today, we are all freer, even those who disagree.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

A UK-based organization has pointed out the Italian ruling is alarmingly broad; for example, if applied in the UK, the ruling would encompass over 11 million people. The Italian Bishops Conference blasted the ruling and <\/span>said<\/span><\/a> that it \u201ccreates the preconditions for a culture of death in which society loses the light of reason.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The statement from the bishops echoed Pope Francis\u2019 strong condemnation of assisted suicide a few weeks prior. \u201cThe practice of euthanasia, […] only apparently aims to encourage personal freedom,\u201d said the Pontiff in a September 2nd audience, according to <\/span>CNA<\/span><\/a>. \u201cIn reality, it is based on a utilitarian view of the person, who becomes useless or can be equated to a cost, if from the medical point of view, he has no hope of improvement or can no longer avoid pain. If one chooses death, the problems are solved in a sense; but how much bitterness behind this reasoning, and what rejection of hope involves the choice of giving up everything and breaking all ties!\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Filippo Boscia, head of the Catholic Doctors\u2019 Association, called the move \u201ca violation of our professional code\u201d and called for conscientious objection to the matter, according to the <\/span>Guardian<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Last week, Italy\u2019s constitutional court ruled that euthanasia is not a crime if it is done for a chronic, non life-threatening condition or for \u201cintolerable\u201d pain, and that anyone who \u201cfacilitates the suicidal intention… of a patient kept alive by life-support treatments and suffering from an irreversible pathology\u201d would not be charged with a crime, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":606,"featured_media":191977,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false},"categories":[7,5,3473],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nItaly decriminalizes assisted suicide, PM questions whether a 'right to die' is a human right<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"One organization noted the Italian assisted suicide ruling is alarmingly broad; if applied in the UK, the ruling would encompass over 11 million people.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/italy-decriminalizes-assisted-suicide-right-die\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Italy decriminalizes assisted suicide, PM questions whether a 'right to die' is a human right\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"One organization noted the Italian assisted suicide ruling is alarmingly broad; 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