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| Web Pages |
| MCW HealthLink |
| A look at coma and persistent vegetative state. Includes a discussion on treatments and prognosis. |
| The Persistent Vegetative State |
| Addresses the medical facts, describes the landmark cases that have led to research into this condition, defends the position that it is ethical and moral to discontinue life-sustaining treatment of patients, and offers links to other sources of information concerning this condition. |
| NINDS Information Page |
| Coma and persistent vegetative state data compiled by The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. |
| Responding to Patients in the Persistent Vegetative State - An Ethical and Legal Dilemma. |
| This article was published in Philosophia Christi 19.2 (Fall 1996): 55-83. This journal is a publication of the Evangelical Philosophical Society. |
| World Medical Association |
| WMA policy: Statement on persistent vegetative state. Includes a definition, recovery and guidelines. |