Dr Ilaria Bertini (ibertini@bioscentre.org) holds a Ph.D in Constitutional Law (University of Milan-Bicocca and London City University) with a background in Philosophy. She previously held a research position at the Fundamental Rights Laboratory in Turin (Italy). Her research interests include the withdrawal of life sustaining treatments, euthanasia and assisted suicide, reproductive ethics and medical ethics. Her publications include New Forms of Parenting. Use and Abuse of the Word “Nature” (Nuove forme di filiazione e genitorialità. Uso e abuso del richiamo alla natura, Il Mulino, 2018).