End of life, the government against Tuscany: a double slap in rights and the Constitutional Court

End of life, the government against Tuscany: a double slap in rights and the Constitutional Court

The Italian government’s challenge to Tuscany’s assisted suicide law, passed in March 2025, has sparked significant controversy, highlighting tensions between regional autonomy, national authority, and individual rights. Tuscany became the first Italian region to legalize assisted suicide, implementing a 2019 Constitutional Court ruling (Decision No. 242/2019) that decriminalized the practice under strict conditions: an incurable … Read more