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A court on Thursday dismissed a petition filed by the family of a comatose 75-year-old woman to let her die. Kim’s children said their mother, who survives on life support, had the right to die with dignity so she would not have to continue living a meaningless life and asked for permission to remove the respirator and discontinue injections and feeding. But the Seoul Western District Court said that stopping treatment conflicted with the principle of the absolute value of life, and there was no way to confirm Kim’s own will.
The court ruled that even family members do not have the right to make a decision that would cut somebody’s life short. Though Kim used to say she would not want to rely on a respirator when her health deteriorates to a irrecoverable state, the court said the decision was not made when sufficient information was available to her and could therefore not be treated as a living will.
Kim has been comatose since February 2008 when she sustained brain damage from bleeding. In May, Kim’s children petitioned to be allowed to switch off life support. It was the first court case on euthanasia to be heard in Korea.
Court Declines Euthanasia for Comatose Woman
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