The Luca Coscioni Association also takes to the streets in Campania regarding end-of-life issues: "Meloni should withdraw the law."

Naples – The Luca Coscioni Association's national campaign against the Meloni government's proposed end-of-life law has also begun in Campania. Until April 19, volunteers will be present with stalls and initiatives in Naples, Salerno, and other regional centers, aiming to inform residents and gather support for the public appeal calling for the government's final withdrawal.
The initiative is part of a mobilization that includes over 100 events in more than 80 Italian cities. The focus is on the bill introduced by the government nine months ago, which has since been stalled in the Senate, without any progress. According to the Association, the bill drastically restricts existing rights, established by the Constitutional Court in the Cappato–Dj Fabo case and subsequent rulings.

"Twenty people would have lost that right."

Filomena Gallo, National Secretary of the Luca Coscioni Association, summarizes the progress made so far. "In Italy, thanks to the Constitutional Court's ruling, twenty people have already obtained approval from the National Health Service, and fourteen have actually accessed assisted dying, often after lengthy legal proceedings," she stated. "None of them would have been able to do so if the government's bill had been in force: instead of simplifying, it introduces obstacles that would effectively make access impossible."

Cappato: "They want to stop what has started working."

Marco Cappato, Treasurer of the association and a key figure in the legal battle that led to the Constitutional Court's ruling in 2019, was even more blunt. "After the first three years following the ruling, during which no one had access to assisted dying, since 2021 people have begun to see their rights recognized," he explained. "It is precisely because the ruling has begun to be implemented that the government is now attempting to block it with a law. We ask the Prime Minister to withdraw this proposal and leave Parliament free to decide."

The association's three requests

With the mobilization in Campania, the Luca Coscioni Association is relaunching three specific demands to the government and regional institutions: the withdrawal of the government bill; the initiation of an open parliamentary debate, including on the basis of the popular "Legal Euthanasia" bill; and the adoption by the regions of clear procedures and rapid timelines to guarantee the rights already recognized, as provided for by the "Liberi subito" law, amended based on the recommendations of the Constitutional Court. The Campania Regional Council, in particular, is being asked to approve this law to establish clear timelines and procedures for its implementation.