Archive for August 6th, 2008

MUST A PERSON IN A PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE BE FED?

August 6, 2008

An Italian court has just ruled that a 36-year-old man in Italy can be removed from life support after 16 years in a coma after a car accident. The Vatican swiftly rebuked the decision saying the ruling gave “de facto” justification for suicide and said the decision should be challenged in a higher court.
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