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What is steinbock's opinion of the case in which the infant with down's syndrome was allowed to die through passive euthanasia?

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What is steinbock's opinion of the case in which the infant with down's syndrome was allowed to die through passive euthanasia because Doctors merely withheld treatment so it was morally acceptable.

Passive euthanasia means intentionally allowing a patient die by prohibiting artificial life support such as a ventilator or feeding tube. Some ethicists distinguish between withholding life support and withdrawing life support .Steinbock believes that in a few situations it is acceptable for a doctor to intentionally terminate a patient's life. A treatment that counts as ordinary care in one situation may count as extraordinary care in a different situation. Steinbock believes that a quick death is always acceptable then a lingering one.

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