, ▁an ▁American ▁woman ▁in ▁a ▁veget ative ▁state ▁( for ▁a ▁de cade ▁or ▁more ▁longer ▁than ▁Kor p ) ▁whose ▁artificial ▁treatment ▁and ▁hyd r ation ▁was ▁ceased ▁following ▁a ▁decision ▁by ▁her ▁husband ▁that ▁was ▁made ▁after ▁numerous ▁court ▁cases ▁which ▁ultimately ▁confirmed ▁his ▁authority ▁to ▁do ▁so . ▁Although ▁Gard ner ▁was ▁at ▁p ains ▁to ▁state ▁that ▁the ▁actions ▁did ▁not ▁amount ▁to ▁e uth anas ia ▁( he ▁noted ▁that ▁medical ▁treatment ▁dec isions ▁such ▁as ▁this ▁had ▁been ▁author ised ▁by ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court , ▁and ▁that ▁e uth anas ia ▁was ▁un law ful ) ▁the ▁raw ▁n erve ▁that ▁the ▁case ▁touched ▁among ▁many ▁people ▁did ▁not ▁stop ▁some ▁of ▁those ▁who ▁either ▁supported ▁or ▁opposed ▁e uth anas ia ▁character ising ▁it ▁as ▁such . ▁ ▁After math ▁Kor p ▁died ▁at ▁ 2 ▁a . m . ▁on ▁Friday , ▁ 5 ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁and ▁her ▁fun eral ▁mass ▁was ▁held ▁one ▁week ▁later ▁and ▁almost ▁six ▁months ▁to ▁the ▁day ▁after ▁she ▁was ▁found . ▁For b idden ▁by ▁family ▁to ▁attend ▁the ▁service , ▁Joe ▁Kor p ▁invited ▁the ▁media ▁to ▁a ▁private ▁fun eral ▁ceremony ▁at ▁his ▁home ▁where ▁he ▁sang ▁" Un ch ained ▁Mel ody " ▁and ▁" The ▁Lady ▁in ▁Red ". ▁That ▁night ▁he ▁contact ed ▁his ▁first ▁wife ▁and ▁then ▁a ▁newspaper ▁journalist , ▁telling ▁both ▁that ▁he ▁intended ▁to ▁hang ▁himself ▁in ▁his ▁gar age . ▁Both ▁contact