▁and ▁hyd r ation ▁was ▁ceased ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁July ▁on ▁the ▁decision ▁of ▁Gard ner , ▁who ▁stated ▁that ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁do ctors ▁who ▁had ▁exam ined ▁her ▁( including ▁a ▁special ist ▁independent ▁of ▁the ▁hospital ▁arranged ▁by ▁Gard ner ) ▁had ▁ad vised ▁that ▁further ▁treatment ▁other ▁than ▁pal li ative ▁care ▁was ▁fut ile ▁and ▁that ▁she ▁had ▁no ▁prospect s ▁of ▁recovery . ▁He ▁concluded ▁on ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁the ▁medical ▁evidence ▁and ▁on ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁evidence ▁of ▁her ▁belief s ▁and ▁values ▁that ▁continued ▁treatment ▁was ▁not ▁in ▁her ▁best ▁interests . ▁ ▁An ▁appeal ▁against ▁Gard ner ' s ▁appointment — as ▁a ▁legal ▁means ▁of ▁challeng ing ▁his ▁decision — as ▁Kor p ' s ▁guard ian ▁was ▁reported ly ▁considered ▁by ▁oppon ents ▁of ▁his ▁decision ▁but ▁no ▁appeal ▁was ▁made . ▁The ▁protest ▁group ' s ▁sp ok esp erson ▁reported ▁to ▁the ▁media ▁that ▁they ▁would ▁be ▁willing ▁to ▁give ▁anything ▁a ▁try ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁stop ▁her ▁from ▁dying ▁from ▁star v ation . ▁Kor p ' s ▁husband ▁had ▁public ly ▁stated ▁through ▁his ▁law y ers ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁fight ▁in ▁the ▁courts ▁any ▁attempt ▁to ▁withdraw ▁medical ▁treatment . ▁It ▁was ▁for ▁that ▁reason ▁that ▁the ▁hospital ▁sought ▁the ▁appointment ▁of ▁a ▁guard ian . ▁It ▁was ▁only ▁after ▁Gard ner ▁approved ▁his ▁visit ▁to ▁Kor p ▁that ▁he ▁changed ▁his ▁mind . ▁Her ▁daughter , ▁Laura ▁De ▁Go is , ▁indicated ▁that ▁she ▁did