Modern medical technology and progress, while allowing people to live longer, have also made it possible for terminal patients to stay in a state where they won't immediately die, but where living may mean enduring mental and physical agony.
但現代醫學科技的進步，除了使人得以活得更老外，靠著維生器材，也可以把快死的人留在「不會馬上死」，但精神、肉體可能很痛苦的地帶。