Is it permissible to stop chemotherapy for a cancer patient if their chance of recovery is low or if there is no hope of recovery, in order to spare them the pain of treatment?
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There is no blame on your brother for abandoning treatment or stopping it after starting it, because medical treatment is not obligatory.
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