TY - JOUR T1 - The minimally conscious state and treatment withdrawal: <em>W</em> <em>v M</em> JF - Journal of Medical Ethics JO - J Med Ethics SP - 559 LP - 561 DO - 10.1136/medethics-2012-100981 VL - 39 IS - 9 AU - Emily Jackson Y1 - 2013/09/01 UR - http://jme.bmj.com/content/39/9/559.abstract N2 - 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. ER -