11.   There, in spare but clean quarters, terminal patients with no other refuge were allowed to die in dignity.

12.   Three New York doctors with terminal patients who wanted aid in dying had sued the state and won.

13.   Until such experiments become standard practice, most terminal patients spend all but their final days supervised by doctors who do not necessarily specialize in pain relief.

14.   Growing elderly populations in France and other countries have prompted debate over how much advancing medical technology should be used to keep terminal patients alive.

15.   Like most public hospitals in the region, Lilongwe Central sends its terminal patients home, unable to cope with the sheer numbers.

16.   The plan includes possible free medical care for terminal AIDS patients.

17.   The researchers interviewed terminal patients and their primary care giver in six cities and counties, both rural and urban, with varying levels of managed care.

18.   The plan includes possible free medical care for terminal AIDS patients, the ministry said.