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life support
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life support noun artificial maintenance of life, conninuance of life through medical equipment, extension of life by technological means, sustenance of life by artificial means Generally: being kept alive, fostering of life, life retention, preservation of life, prolongation of existence
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A South Korean hospital has removed a life-support system from a comatose patient, officials have said, upholding a court ruling which approved a euthanasia request for the first time in the country.
S.Korean hospital enforces 'right to die' ruling by AFP / AFP Asian Edition
A South Korean hospital has removed a life-support system from a comatose patient, officials have said, upholding a court ruling which approved a euthanasia request for the first time in the country.
S.Korean hospital enforces 'right to die' ruling by AFP / AFP Global Edition
A South Korean hospital on Tuesday removed the life-support device from a 77-year-old patient, who had earlier been ruled with a right to "die with dignity.
S Korean coma patient removed from life support by International Business Times - US ed.
 
 
 
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