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Sick woman fights parents over ending life support

Sungeun Grace Lee has terminal brain cancer and

Sungeun Grace Lee has terminal brain cancer and her doctors at North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset say she has repeatedly expressed desire to be removed from the ventilator, which would end her life. Her parents, Man Ho and Jin Ah Lee, devout Christians, have gone to court to seek a restraining order. Videojournalist: Jim Staubitser (Oct. 4, 2012) (October 4, 2012 7:17 PM)

From her Long Island hospital bed, a young woman facing terminal brain cancer is seeking the right to die, but her deeply religious parents Thursday said the request is tantamount to suicide.

As Sungeun Grace Lee, 28, awaited a decision on her bid to end life support, her parents explained why they've gone to court to keep her alive.

Her father, Man Ho Lee, pastor of Antioch Missionary...

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