Reuters confuses Euthanasia from Right to Refuse Treatment
Consider this headline:
Euthanasia doctor cleared by Italian medical panel
In fact, the courageous doctor, by a unanimous decision of a MEDICAL panel, was cleared of any wrong doing in Rome. He "switched off the life support of a paralysed man at the centre of a battle over euthanasia." (I must ask, Why did it take a month to decide?)
The article reports how the sides lined up:
"Supporters see Riccio as a hero for ignoring a court ruling that rejected Welby's request to have his respirator removed. Opponents said Riccio was a criminal who should go to jail."... "Welby, 60, an eloquent advocate of euthanasia was denied a Catholic funeral because he had asked to die, and Pope Benedict entered the debate by saying life was sacred until its 'natural sunset'. Riccio, who removed the respirator after giving Welby sedatives, denied he had performed euthanasia, which is illegal in Italy and carries a 10-15 year jail term. Former Italian President Francesco Cossiga formally demanded magistrates consider Riccio a murder suspect last month but Riccio said on Thursday he had still not been named as a suspect in the investigation into Welby's death.'There is also no hypothesis of a crime ... as far as I know,' he said. 'We'll have to wait for the judiciary.'
Euthanasia doctor cleared by Italian medical panel
In fact, the courageous doctor, by a unanimous decision of a MEDICAL panel, was cleared of any wrong doing in Rome. He "switched off the life support of a paralysed man at the centre of a battle over euthanasia." (I must ask, Why did it take a month to decide?)
The article reports how the sides lined up:
"Supporters see Riccio as a hero for ignoring a court ruling that rejected Welby's request to have his respirator removed. Opponents said Riccio was a criminal who should go to jail."... "Welby, 60, an eloquent advocate of euthanasia was denied a Catholic funeral because he had asked to die, and Pope Benedict entered the debate by saying life was sacred until its 'natural sunset'. Riccio, who removed the respirator after giving Welby sedatives, denied he had performed euthanasia, which is illegal in Italy and carries a 10-15 year jail term. Former Italian President Francesco Cossiga formally demanded magistrates consider Riccio a murder suspect last month but Riccio said on Thursday he had still not been named as a suspect in the investigation into Welby's death.'There is also no hypothesis of a crime ... as far as I know,' he said. 'We'll have to wait for the judiciary.'
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