PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Walter Glannon
TI  - Burdens of ANH outweigh benefits in the minimally conscious state
AID  - 10.1136/medethics-2012-100882
DP  - 2013 Sep 01
TA  - Journal of Medical Ethics
PG  - 551--552
VI  - 39
IP  - 9
4099  - http://jme.bmj.com/content/39/9/551.short
4100  - http://jme.bmj.com/content/39/9/551.full
SO  - J Med Ethics2013 Sep 01; 39
AB  - In the case of the minimally conscious patient M, the English Court of Protection ruled that it would be unlawful to withdraw artificial nutrition and hydration (ANH) from her. The Court reasoned that the sanctity of life was the determining factor and that it would not be in M's best interests for ANH to be withdrawn. This paper argues that the Court's reasoning is flawed and that continued ANH was not in this patient's best interests and thus should have been withdrawn.