There are times when a debilitating accident, a life-threatening illness at an advanced age, or prolonged terminal illness without any natural hope of recovery makes it appropriate for a patient to say, “Do not perform any extraordinary measures to resuscitate me or maintain my body on life support machines, for I am ready to go home to be with my Lord” (2 Corinthians 5:1-10). Euthanasia, & Extraordinary Support to Sustain Life, AoG statement (undated)