Mario (invented name), 44-year-old quadriplegic from Marche 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.
Mario’s thanks
“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 “. In these hours, therefore, Mario may have already started his last journey. The whole operation, which will take place at home, will be filmed by those present (Mario Ricciothe doctor, Philomena Gallo, Marco Cappatoprobably), plus Mario’s family, to prove that it was indeed a suicide. The tool used is an infusion pump that Mario will operate with his finger (or perhaps he has already operated) which will inject the deadly drug into the vein. It is the first time in Italy, so far those who wanted to die with assisted suicide had to go to Switzerland.
Costs not covered by the national service
Regarding the need to raise funds for the equipment necessary for “Mario”, the Coscioni Association explains: “In the absence of a law, the Italian state has not taken on the costs of assisting assisted suicide and supplying the drug. , despite the technique being allowed by the Constitutional Court with the Cappato / Dj Fabo sentence “.
To obtain the right to choose his own end of life, Mario had had to fight a long judicial battle against Asur Marche, which in the end gave the green light.