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pull the plug
(redirected from Withdraw Life Support)

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Verb1.pull the plug - prevent from happening or continuing; "The government pulled the plug on spending"
cease, discontinue, lay off, quit, stop, give up - put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your little brother"


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A decision was made to withdraw life support in Morriston Hospital two days after the accident as doctors diagnosed brain stem death.
The Hospital argued that the role of the court was limited to determining whether the medical team had the right to decide to withdraw life support and whether it had taken appropriate investigative steps.
One patient needed a reoperation for bleeding and subsequently developed renal and cardiac failure; the family elected to withdraw life support.
 
 
 
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