The Question of Whether or Not to Withdraw Life-Sustaining Treatments

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True/False

The question of whether or not to withdraw life-sustaining treatments such as feeding tubes or ventilators to facilitate the death of terminally ill patients is an example of an ethical,moral,and legal dilemma.

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