Eluana Englaro, age 38, has died in northern Italy. Her death was announced by the clinic caring for her. Englaro had been in a coma since 1992 following a car accident. Her family was able to move her to a clinic in northern Italy early in February 2008 where staff removed her feeding tubes 6 February. She has been at the centre of heated political and religious fighting for several months.
Posted by Ellen Wallace on 9 February 2009 at 23:10 | permalink
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News story, GenevaLunch, 9 February 2009.
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Tags: Berlusconi, coma, Englaro, feeding, Italy, political religious fighting, Vatican
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