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  • Title: Moral principles in withdrawing basic life support from patients in the persistent vegetative state.
    Author: Conn DA, Pace N, Dougall JR.
    Journal: Br J Hosp Med; 1991 Dec; 46(6):391-2. PubMed ID: 1760673.
    Abstract:
    Patients in a state of persistent vegetation or 'cognitive death' are an emotional drain on their family, and a financial drain on a society with limited resources. In this article, society's responsibility towards these patients and the moral and ethical issues involved in the withdrawal of fluid and nutrition are discussed.
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