RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 The minimally conscious state and treatment withdrawal: W v M JF Journal of Medical Ethics JO J Med Ethics FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Institute of Medical Ethics SP 559 OP 561 DO 10.1136/medethics-2012-100981 VO 39 IS 9 A1 Emily Jackson YR 2013 UL http://jme.bmj.com/content/39/9/559.abstract AB 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.