Poetic Obituaries: Despite the calls for his arrest, the doctor,

Mario Riccio, an anesthesiologist, said he was "serene" that he would not be prosecuted.

"The case of Piergiorgio Welby is not a case of euthanasia," he told reporters here. "It’s a case of refusing treatment."

from The New York Times: Italian Poet Dies With Help From a Doctor

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