The minimally conscious state and treatment withdrawal: Wv M
- Correspondence to Professor Emily Jackson, Department of Law, London School of Economics, London WC2A 2AE, UK; e.jackson{at}lse.ac.uk
- Received 25 July 2012
- Revised 1 October 2012
- Accepted 8 October 2012
- Published Online First 5 November 2012
Abstract
This short comment on the Court of Protection decision in W v M draws attention to the primacy the judge gave to the preservation of life and discusses the relative lack of weight accorded to M's previously expressed views.
