<prompt> Please answer with one of the option in the bracket. Write reasoning in between . Write answer in between .Q:An 85-year-old man with terminal stage colon cancer formally designates his best friend as his medical durable power of attorney. After several courses of chemotherapy and surgical intervention, the patients condition does not improve, and he soon develops respiratory failure. He is then placed on a ventilator in a comatose condition. His friend with the medical power of attorney tells the care provider that the patient would not want to be on life support. The patients daughter disputes this and says that her father needs to keep receiving care, in case there should be any possibility of recovery. Additionally, there is a copy of the patients living will in the medical record which states that, if necessary, he should be placed on life support until full recovery. Which of the following is the most appropriate course of action?? A: The durable medical power of attorneys decision should be followed., B: Follow the daughters decision for the patient, C: Contact other family members to get their input for the patient, D: Act according to the patients living will, E: Withdraw the life support since the patients chances of recovery are very low,  <response>: This is a medical ethics question involving a conflict between the patients medical power of attorney, daughter, and living will regarding whether to continue life support treatment. The key factors to consider are:- The patient designated his best friend as his medical power of attorney, giving him legal authority to make medical decisions if the patient is incapacitated. - The daughter disagrees with the friends decision to withdraw life support. - The living will states the patient should remain on life support until full recovery, but his condition is terminal.- The patient has poor prognosis and is unlikely to recover based on his terminal cancer and respiratory failure.D: Act according to the patients living will 