GlobalVoicesOnline – Italy: In Defense of the “Right to die”
[:en] This post was written by Bernardo Parrella and co-authored by me. UPDATE: Eluana Englaro died few hours after this post was written. A legal battle over a young woman’s ‘right to die’ after 17 years in a coma has spurred both vast online commentary and activism in Italy. Mostly in defense of “Eluana Englaro’s choiceâ€, Italian netizens have signed petitions, organized protests, and made YouTube videos of their own ‘living will’ testimonies, in defiance of both prime minister Silvio…