Which one of the following statements is INCORRECT?
a. A competent adult who is terminally ill may decide to forgo extraordinary medical measures or may order such measures discontinued.
b. There is yet no statutory or judicial consensus on the procedures to effect discontinuance of medical procedures for terminally ill children.
c. In 1976 the New Jersey Supreme Court in the Karen Quinlan Case ruled that withdrawal of life- support systems of a minor would constitute a criminal homicide.
d. Courts have generally been cautious not to allow criminal prosecutions where life-sustaining medical procedures have been discontinued in good faith based on competent medical advice and consent of a competent patient and the patient's family.
C
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