In Italy, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi precipitated a constitutional crisis by trying to rush through emergency legislation to prevent a comatose patient from being taken off life support. This reminded many observers of what the America’s Republican Party tried to do in order to demonstrate its “pro-life commitments” during George W. Bush’s presidency.
意大利总理西尔维奥·贝卢斯科尼试图快速通过一项紧急法案，阻止撤掉对一名昏迷症患者的生命支持，并由此引发了一场宪法危机。很多观察员因此想起了在乔治·W·布什总统当政期间，美国共和党为表明自己“支持对生命承诺”时的所作所为。