Guarantee Committee clears the way for the regional law on assisted suicide
Date of the event:
On 29 October 2026 the Guarantee Committee of the Piedmont Regional Council approved the start of a floor debate on a bill drafted by the Luca Coscioni Association on medically assisted suicide. The text aims to regulate, at regional level, access to the procedure within the limits set by the Constitutional Court.[1]
The text and precedents
The bill follows a model already adopted by other Italian regions: Tuscany, Sardinia, Emilia-Romagna and Umbria, under centre-left administrations, and Veneto, under a centre-right administration.[1]
President Cirio's position
The president of the Piedmont Region, Alberto Cirio, of Forza Italia, has repeatedly stated that he recognises the right to medically assisted suicide within the limits set by the Constitutional Court, for patients in conditions of life deemed unbearable, to be exercised in public hospitals. However, Cirio has said he is opposed to a regional law as a shortcut, asking that the national Parliament instead approve a comprehensive regulation of the matter.[1]
The political picture
On this issue, according to the source, left- and right-wing positions tend to converge in several Italian regions. In Veneto, Fratelli d'Italia voted against the regional law on assisted suicide, letting the measure pass with the votes of the Partito Democratico together with the Lega and Forza Italia, despite having the numbers to block it with a confidence vote. The Constitutional Court has repeatedly pointed to the need for a national law on the matter, which Parliament has not yet approved.[1]
Sources
- Il suicidio assistito mette d'accordo sinistra e destra — La Voce e il Tempo, 29 October 2026