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Autonomy will help Joseph determine his own decision making and actions towards his healthcare plan. Joseph understands decisions and the consequences of his actions. Joseph understands that it is time to enter eternal life and meet God. Joseph understands that if he refuses life-sustaining treatment, he will die instantly. Joseph also believes that when he dies, he will no longer suffer and will be able to enter eternal life. Moral principles According to the Congress article on life-sustaining treatments, "the moral principle is known according to which even the simple doubt of being in the presence of a living person already imposes the obligation of full respect and abstention from any act aimed at anticipate the person's death" (Paul, J. 2015). In this case his nephew Christopher does not impose the obligation and fully respects Joseph's decision to end his life. Christopher wants his uncle to live as long as possible. Decisions regarding ethnicity