Dr. Erricson was a neuro-surgeon in India. Manoj, his patient was suffering from acute neurological disorders which rendered him immobile. Sometime later, Manoj developed severe rashes and woulds on his body due to constant confinement to the bed. Erricson was deeply disturbed by the pain of Manoj and told himself that putting an end to the life of his patient would be better than watching him struggle through so much pain. Thinking this, he removed the life support system around manoj and stopped injecting the regular medicines to his body. Within five days, Manoj died.

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