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Media reports have the facts wrong, I think. I dont think this law applies if the patient is conscious. If the patient is unconscious, and the patient has not filed an advance healthcare directive, and the medical facility makes a determination of futility, THEN they can pull the plug. They cannot do so over the wishes of a conscious patient.
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Your link doesn't actually say that. This account says specifically that she was conscious and responsive when the doctors shut down the respirator.