Unconscious Decisions

Panca Satrya Hasan has filed a request at the Bogor DPRD, asking that the state terminate his wife's life. But doctors argue that euthanasia is not legal in Indonesia.

September 28, 2004

AT age 33, Agian Isna Nauli Siregar stares into space with a vacant expression on her face. In a vegetative state, Agian receives food through a tube. Tempo journalists visited Agian at the Special Stroke Unit of Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital (RSCM) in Jakarta, last Thursday. Agian's pupils appeared to react to light. However, her husband was unable to get a clear response to questions, although she did mumble unrecognizable words or sounds. Acc

...

More Articles