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8. Owing to a shortage of medical resources, many medical care resources for the curable patients are taken up by these incurable patients.
9. Once euthanasia is legalized, it will open a flood gate for which there is no safe guard.
10. Many people hold the view that since medical resources are limited, those who have terminal diseases should not be treated with the limited resources.
11. Not willing to see his brother suffer the great pain and being unaware of the potential charge of murder, Simon Li unplugged the life support unit.
12. To relieve the pain, to rescue and to sustain the life of the patients.
13. Let him who has the right decide for himself.
14. As long as there is life, there is hope.
15. Even though the patient repeatedly requested death and their family members consented on the understanding that there is not much hope for recovery.
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