We will address the ethical perspective of the from several view points; the keys individuals are as follows: Cassandra (the seventeen year-old daughter), her mother, Connecticut Supreme Courts, Child Welfare and the health care provider. The principle of autonomy supports Cassandra’s firm decision not to proceed with potentially life-saving treatment. According to Butts and Rich (2016), Autonomy is the ability to make a decision for one’s self and have others abide by it (p. 518). The question is was Cassandra making a rational decision? The answer to this question may vary depending upon who answers the question. Certainly, her supportive mother believed it was a well thought out decision and she backed her decision regardless of the