life-sustaining
adjective
: helping someone or something to stay alive : supporting or extending life
life-sustaining medical treatment
The storm brought life-sustaining rain/water to the farms.
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The justices held that patients have a constitutional right of privacy to refuse unwanted life-sustaining treatments and that this right should not be lost when illness, disease or disability take away our ability to choose for ourselves.
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Robert S. Olick, The Conversation, 23 Mar. 2026
Moore Haven Fire Rescue units arrived minutes later and initiated life-sustaining interventions on Perez-Jimenez, ICE said.
—Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
Nearly 30 states have passed laws that allow hospitals to invalidate pregnant patients’ advance directives, which outline the kinds of life-sustaining treatment a person wants after a catastrophic illness or accident.
—CNN Money, 16 Mar. 2026
Nearly 30 states have passed laws that allow hospitals to invalidate pregnant patients’ advance directives, which outline the kinds of life-sustaining treatment a person wants after a catastrophic illness or accident.
—Amy Yurkanin, ProPublica, 14 Mar. 2026
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Robert S. Olick, The Conversation, 23 Mar. 2026
Moore Haven Fire Rescue units arrived minutes later and initiated life-sustaining interventions on Perez-Jimenez, ICE said.
—Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
Nearly 30 states have passed laws that allow hospitals to invalidate pregnant patients’ advance directives, which outline the kinds of life-sustaining treatment a person wants after a catastrophic illness or accident.
—CNN Money, 16 Mar. 2026
Nearly 30 states have passed laws that allow hospitals to invalidate pregnant patients’ advance directives, which outline the kinds of life-sustaining treatment a person wants after a catastrophic illness or accident.
—Amy Yurkanin, ProPublica, 14 Mar. 2026
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“Life-sustaining.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/life-sustaining. Accessed 28 Mar. 2026.
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