Death of author fuels right-to-die debate in Italy

Was it euthanasia or a perfectly legal suspension of treatment?

Was it euthanasia or a perfectly legal suspension of treatment?

The doctor who disconnected the respirator of Italian author and activist Piergiorgio Welby says the latter, as does the small but vocal Radical Party, which championed Welby’s case.

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