A court in Australia has ruled that a quadriplegic man who wants to die can tell his carers to stop feeding him.

澳大利亚一家法院裁定，一个想要寻求死亡的四肢瘫患者可以告知他的护理者停止护理他。

The judge in the western city of Perth said the nursing home would not be held criminally responsible.

In a statement, Christian¹ Rossiter said he could not perform any basic human functions and wanted to die.

The ruling sets a legal precedent² in Australia, where assisting someone to take their own life can be punishable by life in prison.

Western Australia's highest judge, Wayne Martin, said the Brightwater Care Group would not be criminally responsible if it stopped feeding and hydrating（水化物） Mr Rossiter.

Judge Martin said Mr Rossiter was not terminally ill or dying and was capable of making an informed decision about his treatment.

'Living hell'

"I am unable to blow my nose," Mr Rossiter said.

"I am unable to wipe the tears from my eyes," said the former stockbroker³ and outdoor adventurer（冒险家，投机者）.

He made a public plea last week to be allowed to end his life which he described as a "living hell".

"I have no fear of death - just pain. I only fear pain," he said.

Mr Rossiter is severely⁴ paralysed（麻痹的，惊呆的） after separate accidents in which he fell from a building and was hit by a car while riding his bicycle.