steveo
mine to stay the same please
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A High Court judge has ruled that a brain-damaged woman should not be allowed to die, in what is being seen as a landmark case.
The woman, who is 52 and can be referred to only as M, is in what is known as a "minimally conscious state".
Her family argued she was in pain and that artificial feeding and hydration should be withdrawn.
The Official Solicitor and the health authority responsible for her care opposed the application.
She's been like it for over 8 years. Surely they should let her die.
The woman, who is 52 and can be referred to only as M, is in what is known as a "minimally conscious state".
Her family argued she was in pain and that artificial feeding and hydration should be withdrawn.
The Official Solicitor and the health authority responsible for her care opposed the application.
She's been like it for over 8 years. Surely they should let her die.