Green light from the Chamber of the Chamber to the bill on medically assisted voluntary death. The text on the end of life was approved in Montecitorio with 253 votes in favor, 117 against and one abstention. Now the process towards final approval passes to the Senate.

"With the approval today in the Chamber, at first reading, of the law on medically assisted suicide, the policy demonstrates that it does not abdicate its role, its responsibility", the comment by Deborah Serracchiani, leader of the Democratic Party in the Chamber.

"A civilization law has been approved - continues Serracchiani - that responds to the suffering of many people by filling a regulatory vacuum and protecting from the uncertainty of decisions entrusted to the courtrooms. A law that is the fruit of the attempt of the widest sharing because on such difficult and delicate issues the search for what unites is worth more than in any other case and which moves within the perimeter of the principles sanctioned by the sentence of the Constitutional Court ".

"The first reading approval of the law on medically assisted voluntary death is good news for the country, because Parliament is finally dealing with the most fragile, those who, afflicted by pathologies with a poor prognosis and tormented by unsustainable pain, are asking to to be able to put an end to their sufferings with dignity and assisted by the National Health Service ", explained Nicola Provenza, deputy of the 5-star Movement and rapporteur of the law on medically assisted voluntary death.

Among those against, the deputies of the League. "The League is voting firmly no to this assisted suicide law," said the parliamentarian of the Carroccio Alessandro Pagano in the declaration of votes. "Every life deserves to be lived to the end. Barbarism cannot be reached", added Pagano.

(Unioneonline / lf)