Mario (invented name), 44 years old from Marches quadriplegic for 12 years, died after a car accident.
Mario,
the first person in Italy who can legally choose medically assisted suicide
, after a legal battle, died at 11.05 today.
This was announced by the Coscioni Association, which for the first time communicated
the identity of the man
: Federico Carboni.
The Coscioni Association had made it known this morning that it had given the man the equipment and the drug for assisted suicide.
The Association, thanks to an "extraordinary mobilization", had raised 5 thousand euros in a few hours to support the costs.
"In the absence of a law - explained the Association -
the Italian State has not taken on the costs
of assisting assisted suicide and dispensing the drug, despite the fact that the technique is allowed by the Constitutional Court with the
Cappato / Dj sentence Fabo
".
MARIO HAD TO PAY 5 THOUSAND EURO FOR ASSISTED SUICIDE
"
Thank you all
- declared" Mario "- for covering the costs of 'my' gadget, which I will then leave at the disposal of the Luca Coscioni Association for those who need it after me. choose".
ANSA agency
Hope: a law on the end of life is needed but Mario cannot pay - Chronicle
Intervention by the Minister in the 'Press' on the case of the 44-year-old from the Marches (ANSA)
