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Allow 'minimally conscious' MS sufferer to die, says judge

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-3487279...3196473337#_=_

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68-year-old woman "locked into the end stage" of multiple sclerosis should be allowed to die, a judge has ruled.
Her daughter had asked a court to allow medics to stop providing "clinically assisted nutrition and hydration".
She said her mother was "completely incapacitated". Experts said the woman was in a "minimally conscious state".
Mr Justice Hayden, who heard evidence at the Court of Protection, granted the application, saying his decision was an "evolution in case law".

Certainly seems to be a first..:erm:

Re: Allow 'minimally conscious' MS sufferer to die, says judge

It's the right thing to do and let's hope it is a positive 'evolution in case law'.