▁not ▁opp ose ▁Gard ner ' s ▁decision . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁an ▁ABC ▁radio ▁report , ▁Gard ner ▁explained ▁that ▁they ▁talked ▁over ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁months ▁to ▁people ▁who ▁knew ▁her ▁well , ▁including ▁her ▁priest , ▁to ▁find ▁out ▁what ▁she ▁believed , ▁and ▁took ▁advice ▁from ▁" an ▁expert ▁Catholic ▁eth ic ist ". ▁He ▁was ▁provided ▁with ▁details ▁of ▁the ▁medical ▁evidence ▁and ▁asked ▁to ▁consider ▁whether , ▁given ▁that ▁evidence ▁of ▁her ▁medical ▁condition , ▁withdraw al ▁of ▁treatment ▁other ▁than ▁pal li ative ▁care ▁would ▁be ▁in ▁accord ance ▁with ▁the ▁statement ▁on ▁this ▁issue ▁by ▁the ▁former ▁Pope ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁He ▁concluded ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁be . ▁Many ▁of ▁her ▁family ▁members ▁were ▁against ▁the ▁c ess ation ▁of ▁life ▁support . ▁Their ▁reasons ▁were ▁not ▁public ly ▁stated ▁other ▁than ▁to ▁claim ▁that ▁the ▁do ctors ▁were ▁wrong ▁and ▁that ▁Kor p ▁was ▁not ▁dying . ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁the ▁comments ▁by ▁a ▁family ▁member ▁in ▁Portugal . ▁It ▁is ▁only ▁possible ▁to ▁spec ulate ▁whether ▁family ▁members ' ▁opposition ▁was ▁to ▁avoid ▁Joe ▁Kor p ▁being ▁charged ▁with ▁murder ▁or ▁whether ▁they ▁saw ▁withdraw al ▁of ▁life ▁support ▁as ▁e uth anas ia ▁which ▁is ▁considered ▁a ▁sin ▁in ▁the ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁Church . ▁ ▁The ▁controvers y ▁was ▁height ened ▁by ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁it ▁occurred ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁intern ation ally ▁public ised ▁controvers y ▁about ▁Ter ri ▁Sch ia vo