Marco Cappato
Italian politician
Photo: Associazione Luca Coscioni, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons, cropped)
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- Aug 26
Lombardy Health Service Manages Its First Assisted Suicide Case for 59-Year-Old Patient
Domenico Zuccarella, a 59-year-old suffering from progressive multiple sclerosis, died on 25 August 2026 in Lombardy after the regional health system fully managed his assisted suicide procedure, ending a 290-day administrative process.
- Jul 23
Emilia-Romagna approves medically assisted suicide law, third Italian region to act as parliament stalls
The regional assembly voted along party lines to establish a multidisciplinary commission and free, uniform procedures for terminally ill patients, following Tuscany and Sardinia.