Medically assisted suicide in Italy after regional law No. 16/2025: Perspectives, challenges, and the need for psychological support and specialized training for healthcare professionals
Published online on September 24, 2025
Abstract
Medicine, Science and the Law, Volume 66, Issue 2, Page 160-167, April 2026.
On 11 February 2025, Tuscany became the first region in Italy to approve a law regulating medically assisted suicide. However, the law makes no provision for psychological support or educational and training programs for healthcare professionals involved ...
On 11 February 2025, Tuscany became the first region in Italy to approve a law regulating medically assisted suicide. However, the law makes no provision for psychological support or educational and training programs for healthcare professionals involved ...