Can life support be removed if a person is in a persistent vegetative state and in the opinion of the attending physicians has no known hope of regaining awareness and higher mental functions no matter what is done?
Can life support be removed if a person is in a persistent vegetative state and in the opinion of the attending physicians has no known hope of regaining awareness and higher mental functions no matter what is done?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi, Sayyed Mohammad al-Musawi is originally from Iraq and heads up the World Ahlul Bayt Islamic League in London. Other than being involved in various humanitarian projects, he frequently responds to... Answered 4 years ago
We must do everything possible to keep the patient alive. We should not remove life support under any circumstance as it can cause an earlier death.
'Wassalam.