Editing Silvio Berlusconi (section)

=== Right-to-die case ===
After the family of [[Eluana Englaro]] (who had been comatose for 17 years) succeeded in having her [[right to die]] recognised by the judges and getting doctors to start the process of allowing her to die in the way established by the court, Berlusconi issued a decree to stop the doctor from letting her die. Stating that, "This is murder. I would be failing to rescue her. I'm not a [[Pontius Pilate]]." Berlusconi went on to defend his decision by claiming that she was "in the condition to have babies", arguing that comatose women were still subject to [[menstruation]].<ref name="Day2008">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/feb/08/englaro-italy-vatican|work=The Guardian|title=Italy faces constitutional crisis over coma woman|date=8 February 2008|location=London, UK |access-date=30 March 2010|first=Michael|last=Day |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110424042545/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/feb/08/englaro-italy-vatican |archive-date=24 April 2011}}</ref>