Rome, ITALY: Piergiorgio Welby's wife Mina gives a speech during her husband's open air funeral service in Rome's Piazza San Bosco, 24 December 2006. Welby, who suffered from advanced muscular dystrophy and was confined to a bed, died after his doctor switched off his life support system. Welby' story took a new and controversial twist when Italy's Roman Catholic Church flatly denied his family's request for a religious funeral. AFP PHOTO / FILIPPO MONTEFORTE (Photo credit should read FILIPPO MONTEFORTE/AFP via Getty Images)
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