President urges parliament to address euthanasia

IMG title=”” alt=”” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/wpid-93645921c98deb8938cbf30a07d341bf.jpg” IMG class=hide alt=”President urges parliament to address euthanasia” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/wpid-93645921c98deb8938cbf30a07d341bf.jpg” (ANSA) – Rome, March 18 – President Giorgio Napolitano urged parliament on Tuesday “not to ignore” the issue of physician-assisted suicide and to produce “ideas on the extreme conditions of millions of terminally ill in Italy”. His comments came in a letter to euthanasia advocates in Italy, where the practice is currently banned. “I will draw parliament’s attention to the need not to ignore the problem of end-of-life choices,” said Napolitano. IMG id=mediaViewer title=”” alt=”” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/wpid-trasp183.gif”ALL RIGHTS RESERVED