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Progress in biomedical technology has resulted to sustain the patient"s life. This paper investigates the bioethical problems of the withdrawal of lifesustaining treatment. This article examines the ethical issues involved in a recent decision of the Supreme Court to remove the respirator from the p...

Progress in biomedical technology has resulted to sustain the patient"s life. This paper investigates the bioethical problems of the withdrawal of lifesustaining treatment. This article examines the ethical issues involved in a recent decision of the Supreme Court to remove the respirator from the patient(76-year-old female). This paper defends that ordinary means are morally obligatory, but extraordinary means are morally optional. The withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment should be evaluated in the light of the dignity and autonomy of dying person. Human life should be treated with dignity and respect at every stage.

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