Baby Indi Gregory: Why Italy was so interested in the tragic story of a British 8-month-old
Italian journalists offer what they believe were the reasons their country protested the forced death of the baby at the hands of the English courts.
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Articles tagged Eluana Englaro
Pro-euthanasia Italian filmmaker admits that Italy is too Catholic to legalize killing of disabled
"When the power of Catholics is so strong, as is the case in Italy, it's almost impossible to promote a more secular law" allowing euthanasia, Marco Bellocchio told the AFP,
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Bill to outlaw dehydration euthanasia passed by Italy’s lower house
The national debate in Italy over advance directives and passive euthanasia follows the dehydration death of a young brain damaged woman, Eluana Englaro, in 2009.
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Italian lower house votes to ban euthanasia
The bill comes in response to the case of Eluana Englaro, a 38 year old woman in a "vegetative state" but otherwise in perfect health, who was starved and dehydrated to death.
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