Withdrawal of treatment from minimally conscious patients

Clinical Ethics 7 (1):10-16 (2012)
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Abstract

This article explores the taxing legal questions that are raised in the context of withdrawing life sustaining treatment from patients who are in a minimally conscious state. The Court of Protection, for the first time in England, was recently asked to rule on this issue. This paper analyses the legal and ethical implications of this decision moving forward

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