Mario (invented name), a 44-year-old quadriplegic from the Marches for 12 years, after a car accident, the
first person in Italy who can legally choose medically assisted suicide
, after a legal battle, received the equipment and the drug to carry it out.
They were delivered by the Luca Coscioni Association which, thanks to an "extraordinary mobilization", collected 5 thousand euros in a few hours to help Mario find the equipment.
"In the absence of a law - explains the Association -
the Italian State has not taken on the costs
of assisting assisted suicide and the dispensing of the drug".
"
Thank you all
- declares" 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. Continue to support this fight to be free to choose ".
Regarding the need to raise funds for Mario's necessary equipment, the Coscioni Association explains: "In the absence of a law, 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 Fabo sentence
".
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)
