August 7

On the question of removing life support in medical cases where physiological intervention prolongs life in disabling and otherwise fatal illnesses our Teachings indicate that God, the Giver of life, can alone dispose of it as He deems best, and nothing has been found in the Sacred Text on these matters specifically. Until such time as the Universal House of Justice considers legislation on euthanasia, decisions in the matters to which you refer must be left to the consciences of those responsible, within the limits prescribed by the law of the land. (From a letter written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to an individual believer; compilation ‘Reproduction and other Biological Subjects’, prepared by the Research Department of the Universal House of Justice)