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Originally Posted by CHiLL
This is different to a terminally ill person isn't it? The baby was only being kept alive by a life support machine. If a terminally ill person was only being kept alive by a life support machine, then that can be turned off if the family wants it IIRC.
I think if a person who is terminally ill, but isn't being kept alive by a life support machine cannot die by they or the family saying so.
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As I undertsand it this family don't want the machines turned off but their wishes have been cast aside. I know the two situations aren't identical and don't have an ideal answer but still find it ironic that the state can act in this manner.