Comatose woman in euthanasia debate dies

An Italian woman who had been in a coma for 17 years and whose right-to-die case was being debated in the Italian Senate has died, according to her father. The speaker of the Senate announced the death of Eluana Englaro, 37, then called for a moment of silence in the Senate.

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Italian Senate to weigh comatose woman’s fate

An emergency decree that could prevent doctors from finishing removing the feeding tube of a woman who has been comatose for 17 years was sent to the Italian Senate on Friday night for a vote. Parliament must act quickly because doctors began removing the feeding tube Friday morning, and Italian media quoted them as saying the procedure can be reversed only within the first 48 hours, in this case by Sunday morning.

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