"And there has been no evidence that people in those situations are being pushed to withdraw treatment because of the high cost."

The organization said anti-abortion groups could pose a powerful opposition to the common practice of withdrawing medical treatment.

Before the Act, a hospital could obtain a court injunction to withdraw treatment without giving the family any time to arrange a transfer.

There is no legal distinction between withholding treatment and withdrawing treatment once it has begun.

These wishes can include the desire to withdraw life-sustaining treatment if there is no hope of recovery.

There are anecdotal reports of persons having success by withdrawing treatment from one nostril at a time.

This is a time when people are searching for a humane consensus about when to withdraw treatment from the dying.

They were very supportive of her and her decision to withdraw treatment.

Others said they withdraw treatment but only once it becomes clear that their efforts would be futile.

That's what makes it difficult for me to withdraw treatment in a willy-nilly fashion.