Food and water can be withheld from dying patients: the very different situations of Claire Conroy and Karen Quinlan.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004750:Enteral Nutrition; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D033222:Judicial Role; D008020:Life Support Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D009515:New Jersey; D010344:Patient Advocacy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D028761:Withholding Treatment