Italy's Constitutional Court blocks right-to-die referendum

FILE PHOTO: Pope Francis arrives for his weekly general audience at the Paul VI Audience Hall in the Vatican, February 9, 2022. REUTERS/Yara Nardi

ROME (Reuters) - Italy's Constitutional Court on Tuesday turned down a request to hold a national referendum on the right to die after proponents of the move collected over a million signatures in support.

Italian right-to-die advocates seek to partly abrogate sanctions imposed on those who assist in the suicide of patients who have incurable illnesses or suffer intolerable pain and have already had palliative care.