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Legal Terms - extraordinary means
In the field of medical law, treatments that are employed to extend the life of an individual but are not considered beneficial (i.e., they do not alleviate distress or promote recovery) and may even be burdensome to the patient. The principle that there is no legal obligation to extend life through extraordinary measures has been established in recent cases. "Extraordinary" does not necessarily imply unusual: remedies that are ordinarily regarded as routine may be classified as extraordinary when they are no longer clinically effective.
In the field of medical law, treatments that are employed to extend the life of an individual but are not considered beneficial (i.e., they do not alleviate distress or promote recovery) and may even be burdensome to the patient. The principle that there is no legal obligation to extend life through extraordinary measures has been established in recent cases. "Extraordinary" does not necessarily imply unusual: remedies that are ordinarily regarded as routine may be classified as extraordinary when they are no longer clinically effective.
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