End of life, Schlein: “PD for dialogue”. Englaro: “Meloni close to Berlusconi who wanted to block the process”

ROME – "We don't think we have the truth in our pocket, we need balance, I put the Democratic Party at our disposal. We are available for dialogue but we are not available to take steps back from the ruling of the Constitutional Court". Elly Schlein said this while speaking at a conference on the end of life at the Chamber. "There are some limits on which we cannot back down. On palliative care, very well, there is a law that must be applied to the end, but this issue must not be used in an instrumental way. What we believe is wrong is the idea of ​​being able to do without the NHS. The Constitutional Court has been very clear, the role of the NHS is fundamental also in terms of competences. We would not agree to leave space for the private sector".

Beppino Englaro , Eluana's father , also spoke at the conference and brought up the prime minister. "For four years we had the desert as interlocutors to carry forward Eliana's choice. Two strays barking at the moon. We had to go to the Court of Appeal of Milan three times, once to the Constitutional Court and then we had the answer after 15 years and 9 months. 5 thousand 770 days. We found an incredible situation in the country, but no one could stop us and that's what happened. Parliament was invited to legislate but did nothing, the judiciary cannot fail to respond to the citizens' demand for justice. Then the parliamentarians had the audacity to raise a conflict of attribution, when they had done nothing. And we had to start another process again. The then Prime Minister Berlusconi wanted to do his bit, he asked Napolitano to block everyone but he didn't do it, and those who were next to Berlusconi... listen, listen, there was also Giorgia Meloni".

The Minister for Relations with Parliament Luca Ciriani also returned to the topic, a guest on Start on Skytg24. "Fortunately, this topic reaches Parliament, the Consulta has urged us many times and it is right that Parliament legislates, not the individual Regions. I know the positions in my party and in the majority, I am of Catholic culture and education" but "it is a topic that should not have party limits", "I believe that the conscience of individual parliamentarians must also play a role. I personally am not certain, I question myself and I hope that the discussion can take place without party and ideological blinkers", said the minister.