Tuscany has approved a bill regulating medically assisted suicide, becoming Italy's first region to enact a right-to-die law. The law requires a medical and ethics commission to consider an end-of-life request for no more than 30 days.

Tuscany approved on Tuesday a right-to-die law, becoming the first region in Roman Catholic Italy to regulate assisted suicide in the absence of national legislation on a highly controversial topic. Italy's constitutional court de-facto legalised the procedure in 2019,

Tuscany approved a bill regulating medically assisted suicide Tuesday, becoming Italy's first region to approve a right-to-die law in the Roman Catholic country after the constitutional court effectively legalized the procedure in 2019.

Tuscany becomes the first Italian region to regulate assisted suicide, sparking heated debate.

Tuscany on Tuesday became the first Italian region to approve a law granting access to assisted suicide. The Tuscan regional council greenlit a bill proposed by the Luca Coscioni right to die association with over 10,

The head of the Tuscan Bishops' Conference said the passage of a new law in Italy allowing medically assisted suicide was "not an achievement, but a defeat for everyone."

Tuscany approved a bill regulating medically assisted suicide on Tuesday, making it the first Italian region to pass a right-to-die law in the absence of national legislation on the matter.