Tuscany has made history as the first Italian region to pass a right-to-die law. This move helps regulate assisted suicide in the nation, addressing a controversial topic lacking national legislation.

FLORENCE (Reuters) - Tuscany approved on Tuesday a right-to-die law, becoming the first region in Roman Catholic Italy to regulate assisted suicide in the absence of national legislation on a highly controversial topic.

Tuscany approved a bill regulating medically assisted suicide Tuesday, becoming Italy's first region to approve a right-to-die law in the Roman Catholic country after the constitutional court effectively legalized the procedure in 2019.