What made it exceptional was that there was NOTHING in writing and based on contradictory oral testimony, a severly handicapped woman was going to be starved and dehydrated to death.
In most cases today there IS nothing in writing. So that is not exceptional. The contradictory oral testimony was shown to be less than believable. And, contrary to what you might think, most people in the final stages of the dying process do not eat and drink up to their final minutes. As a nurse you should know that. Or am I incorrect in my belief that you are a nurse?