“…Despite caregivers' description of Alice as a charming woman who enjoyed many aspects of life, her family and physicians felt the quality of her life was so poor that efforts to keep her alive were not warranted. However, the use of subjective judgments based on quality of life to (Goldworth & Benitz, 1995; In the Matter of Baby K., 1993; Paris, Crone, & Reardon, 1990), as well as Pennsylvania state policy (MR Bulletin No. 00-98-08, 1998).…”