DJ Fabo died in Switzerland: “My country didn't help me”
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Fabiano, blind and tetraplegic following an accident, said in his final message that he felt “relieved from a hell of pain”. Euthanasia is not permitted in Italy.
DJ Fabo died in Switzerland: “My country didn't help me”
Fabiano, blind and tetraplegic following an accident, said in his final message that he felt “relieved from a hell of pain”. Euthanasia is not permitted in Italy.
Fabiano Antoniani, better known as DJ Fabo, died this morning at a Swiss clinic, where he had voluntarily travelled to end his suffering through euthanasia: DJ Fabo had been left tetraplegic and completely blind following a road accident. The announcement was made by Marco Cappato, treasurer of the Associazione Luca Coscioni, who has long campaigned for the legalisation of euthanasia in Italy, and who had personally accompanied Fabo to Switzerland.
Fabo è morto alle 11.40. Ha scelto di andarsene rispettando le regole di un Paese che non è il suo.
"I have finally arrived in Switzerland, and I arrived here, unfortunately, through my own efforts and not with the help of my country – this was DJ Fabo's final message to the world – I wanted to thank someone who was able to relieve me from this hell of pain, of pain, of pain. That person's name is Marco Cappato and I will thank him until my dying breath. Thank you Marco. Thank you so much."
L'attenzione e la possibilità di scelta che sognava in Italia, Fabo l'ha trovata in Svizzera. #FaboLibero #LiberiFinoAllaFine
Italy does not yet have a living will law: a bill has been tabled for a considerable time, but so far the political parties have not managed to reach sufficient agreement even to begin debating it in parliament. For this reason, DJ Fabo was forced to turn to Switzerland, where euthanasia is permitted by law.