She believed the alternative was crueller: watching him die slowly of hunger and thirst as his life-support mechanism was switched off - assuming that this had been allowed by the high court.

• 她之所以这样做是因为坚信其他抉择更加残忍：因为所有维持生命的机制都被切断，她只能眼睁睁地看着他慢慢死于饥渴--她假定这些都获得了高等法院的允许。