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Health

Italy's Constitutional Court blocks right-to-die referendum

FILE PHOTO: The Palace of the Consulta (constitutional court palace) is seen in downtown Rome January 13, 2011. REUTERS/Max Rossi

Italy's Constitutional Court on Tuesday turned down a request to hold a national referendum on the right to die after proponents of the move collected over a million signatures in support.

Italian right-to-die advocates seek to partly abrogate sanctions imposed on those who assist in the suicide of patients who have incurable illnesses or suffer intolerable pain and have already had palliative care.

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