"We didn't go beyond what the Constitutional Court established in 2019; we simply created the conditions to implement the ruling using regional prerogatives."
The majority defends the End-of-Life law approved on Wednesday , which, according to the center-right, will certainly be challenged by the government and subsequently struck down by the Constitutional Court. Everyone agrees that an appeal is highly likely, but from the broader perspective, it's not a given that the Constitutional Court will reject the law.
The defense
"We have done everything in our power to avoid an appeal and annulment of the measure," explains Carla Fundoni (Democratic Party) chair of the Health Committee. However, adds Francesco Agus, leader of the Progressives group, "a potential appeal is not the end of the world. The fact that the Constitutional Court is once again ruling on a law that implements a ruling from the Court itself is not a problem." Also because, " until the ruling, Sardinian law is applicable. We have not gone beyond what the Constitutional Court established. Of course, the ideal would be for Parliament to legislate on the matter." In fact, a bill on end-of-life care is pending in the Senate committees.
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