The fate of a comatose woman in Italy is sparking fierce debate between the right-to-life and the right-to-die.

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The UK’s Independent brings us this photo of Eluana Englaro… she’s been in a coma since a car accident in 1992. She was 21 at the time.

Italy does NOT allow euthanasia… but an Italian high court honored the family’s request to allow Eluana’s clinic to stop force-feeding her and allow her to die naturally.

The Guardian brings us the perspective of Englaro’s father… who has fought to remove Eluana’s feeding tubes since 1999. He tells the Guardian:

"Do you understand that concept of needing to be free? Do you? Because it's what this is all about… I know what Eluana would have wanted in this situation because she's already told us." (The Guardian)

The BBC brings us the emotional reaction from protestors in Italy:

“‘Eluana, wake up, they want to kill you,’ protestors shouted as Eluana Englaro is driven out to the medical center where doctors were going to disconnect the feeding tubes that keep her alive.” (BBC)

Reuters gives us an overview of the political implications of the debate.

It reports the Vatican is urging Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi to push an emergency law through parliament banning the court’s ruling.

That’s a move Italian President Giorgio Napolitano calls unconstitutional.

Reuters summarizes:

“The case has split the mainly Catholic country and led to a constitutional crisis between Berlusconi and the head of state. It also sparked a debate about whether, by siding openly with Berlusconi, the Vatican was unduly interfering.” (Reuters)

Agence France-Presse highlights the pressure the Vatican is putting on Italy’s government.

AFP gives a specific example through Italy’s Health Minister who is also a devout catholic.

“[Health Minister Maurizio] Sacconi warned subsidized state hospitals last month of ‘unimaginable consequences’ if they were to suspend Englaro's nutrition.” (AFP)

Catholic news agency H20 News brings us the plea of an Italian bishop:

“I appeal to the conscience of all those who are clear they have a living person before them: Not to hesitate to care for, to defend it. And those who are skeptical-- to have the wisdom to refrain from such an irreparable decision.” (H2O)

Not all of Italy is in support of the Vatican’s stance against euthanasia.

India’s NDTV brings us the perspective of an Italian woman whose husband campaigned for his right-to-die:

“I believe it’s very materialistic to think that a person is still alive just because they’re digesting, swallowing, or breathing. I think its necessary for the church to look more closely at the philosophical and theological aspects of human life.” (NDTV)

Doctors estimate Eluana could live without force-feeding for as long as two weeks.

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