In The Matter Of Karen Ann Quinlan
Aired September 26, 1977
NBC Television Network

Joe Quinlan... Brian Keith
Julie Quinlan... Piper Laurie
Paul Armstrong... David Huffman
Mary Ellen Quinlan... Stephanie Zimbalist
Father Tom... Biff McGuire
Dr. Mason... David Spielberg
Dr. Julius Korein... Bert Freed
Sister Mary Luke... Louise Latham
Karen... Mary Anne Grayson
Dr. Hanif... Habib Ageli
Attorney General... Byron Morrow

Director... Hal Jordan
Executive Producer... Warren V. Bush
Producer... Hal Sitowitz
Teleplay... Hal Sitowitz
Photography... Arch R. Dalzell
Editor... Sidney M. Katz
Music... Bill Conti
Art Director... Lester D. Gobruegge

A fact-based drama about the ordeal of a New Jersey couple over whether to keep their comatose daughter alive on life-supporting machines or let her die with dignity.  (Karen Ann Quinlan lapsed into a coma in the spring of 1975 and was on life-support until her death in 1985.)