Posted on 12/26/2008 2:06:21 PM PST by wagglebee
STRASBOURG, France, Dec. 23 (UPI) -- Italian officials say they are taking a hands-off approach after a European court rejected efforts to block a father's efforts to let his comatose daughter die.
Italy's ANSA news agency Tuesday said Beppino Englaro has been unable to find a clinic that will facilitate the death of his daughter, Eluana, who has been in a coma for 17 years.
"Personally I hope that the woman continues to live, but I can't interfere with the decisions of her father,'' said Edouard Ballaman, president of the regional council of the Northern League.
The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg Monday rejected an appeal by pro-life organizations trying to block Englaro's efforts on the grounds that only immediate family could be involved in the decision.
ANSA said Italy's health minister warned clinics last week not to take part in the removal of the woman's feeding tube.
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My grandmother was in bed from a stroke not being able to speak or move(she could her eyes)for 7 years(my age 7 to 14 at the time). My grandfather did not put her in a rest home. He wanted her home with him. He did hire nurses as he was in a wheelchair from breaking a hip. Everyday, we were there and he was right by her side talking to her and holding her hand. You could not pry that man away from her.
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