title: Switching off life support machines: the legal implications.
authors.forename: Ian M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Kennedy
mesh_terms: D001926:Brain Death; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003416:Criminal Law; D005066:Euthanasia, Passive; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D007603:Jurisprudence; D018458:Persistent Vegetative State; D016414:Resuscitation Orders; D019452:Terminally Ill; D016312:Treatment Refusal; D028761:Withholding Treatment