According to Steinbock, one reason for terminating life-prolonging treatment may be that the patient has a right to voluntary euthanasia.

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Steinbock argues that there is a distinction between voluntary euthanasia and terminating life-prolonging treatment, and that the latter may be ethically justifiable even if the former is not. She does not argue that patients have a right to voluntary euthanasia.

According to Steinbock, One Reason for Terminating Life-Prolonging Treatment May