Rome, 19 May (LaPresse) – The centre-right is seeking to reach a consensus on the End-of-Life Bill and has reopened the deadline for amendments to the Zanettin-Zullo bill in an attempt to bring a majority bill before the Chamber. The decision was taken at a summit held at Palazzo Madama, which lasted about an hour and brought together the bill’s rapporteurs, Pierantonio Zanettin and Ignazio Zullo; the chairs of the Justice and Social Affairs committees, Giulia Bongiorno and Franco Zaffini; the Minister for Relations with Parliament, Luca Ciriani; the Deputy Minister for Justice, Francesco Paolo Sisto; and the majority group leaders. “We are looking for a possible position that we can also discuss with the opposition,” says Forza Italia group leader Stefania Craxi, who explains that among the amendments being worked on is the proposal to involve “on a voluntary and unpaid basis the general practitioner who can also do so in-house”. The aim is to arrive at a text in line with the Constitutional Court’s rulings and to reach a swift consensus, as the opposition’s bill – first signed by Alfredo Bazoli of the PD – is scheduled to be debated in the Chamber on 3 June. The sticking point remains the involvement of the National Health Service and the differences of opinion on this issue within the majority itself.
End-of-life care: centre-right reopens deadline for amendments, possibility of involving GPs
Rome, 19 May (LaPresse) – The centre-right is seeking to reach a consensus on the End-of-Life Bill and has reopened the deadline for amendments to the Zanettin-Zullo bill in an attempt to bring a majority bill before the Chamber. The decision was taken at a summit held at Palazzo Madama, which lasted about an hour and brought together the bill’s rapporteurs, Pierantonio Zanettin and Ignazio Zullo; the chairs of the Justice and Social Affairs committees, Giulia Bongiorno and Franco Zaffini; the Minister for Relations with Parliament, Luca Ciriani; the Deputy Minister for Justice, Francesco Paolo Sisto; and the majority group leaders. “We are looking for a possible position that we can also discuss with the opposition,” says Forza Italia group leader Stefania Craxi, who explains that among the amendments being worked on is the proposal to involve “on a voluntary and unpaid basis the general practitioner who can also do so in-house”. The aim is to arrive at a text in line with the Constitutional Court’s rulings and to reach a swift consensus, as the opposition’s bill – first signed by Alfredo Bazoli of the PD – is scheduled to be debated in the Chamber on 3 June. The sticking point remains the involvement of the National Health Service and the differences of opinion on this issue within the majority itself.
