Dad ends guardian suit in right-to-die case
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)
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The legal battle over a terminally ill Queens woman's right to die ended in a Nassau courtroom Tuesday when her father withdrew his petition to become her legal guardian, which would have allowed him to make medical decisions for her.
Man Ho Lee agreed to do so in large part because his daughter, Sungeun Grace Lee, 28, no longer says she wants to be removed from the ventilator that is keeping...
