Italian activist again circumvents law for better euthanasia ruling

04-08-2022

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Italian activist again circumvents law for better euthanasia ruling

Italian activist Marco Cappato again accompanied a patient with a death wish to Switzerland so that she could access to assisted suicide. Cappato reported himself to the police on Wednesday.

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The Italian right-wing politician Matteo Salvini initiatied a popular bill to limit surrogacy in Italy. It comes at a time of growing criticism towards these ‘wombs for hire’.

Italian right-to-die activist Marco Cappato, one of the people behind the referendum initiative. Photo EPA, Matteo Bazzi

Italian Constitutional Court stops referendum on euthanasia

Italy will not have a referendum on euthanasia, despite the sufficient number of signatures that were collected during the petition.

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The governing Italian party Lega (League) wants to abolish surrogacy. According to party leader Matteo Salvini, the practice of wombs for rent is “barbaric” and must be stopped in any possible way.

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