- Eluana Englaro
Eluana Englaro (born in 1972 in
Lecco ) is an Italian woman who enteredpersistent vegetative state onJanuary 18 ,1992 , following acar accident . [http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/world/20050420-1428-life-italy-coma.html "Italian court rules woman's feeding tube must stay"] , "The San Diego Union-Tribune",April 20 ,2005 ] Her father would like to remove herfeeding tube and allow her to die, saying that she "has clearly expressed the wish to die in case of an accident that left her in a coma or a vegetative state", but the authorities have denied his request. The case has sparkedcontroversy because of the current debate oneuthanasia .Trial
The case was debated in court and the father's request was denied both in December 1999 by the
Milan Court of Appeal and in April 2005 by the Court of Cassation. A request for a newtrial was granted by the Court of Cassation onOctober 16 ,2007 . [ [http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Top_News/2007/10/16/italys_right_to_die_case_gets_new_trial/2490/ "Italy's 'right to die' case gets new trial"] , United Press International,October 16 ,2007 ] [It [http://milano.repubblica.it/dettaglio/La-Consulta:-Eluana-ha-diritto-di-morire/1377605?ref=hpsbdx "La Cassazione: 'Eluana Englaro ha diritto di morire'"] , "La Repubblica",October 17 ,2007 ] The Vatican harshly criticized the court's decision. [It [http://www.ilmessaggero.it/articolo_app.php?id=2723&sez=HOME_SCIENZA&npl=&desc_sez= "Eluana, il Vaticano: «Sentenza inaccettabile»"] , "Il Messaggero",October 20 ,2007 ]ee also
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