title: The tragic choice: termination of care for patients in a permanent vegetative state.
mesh_terms: D000028:Abortion, Induced; D001926:Brain Death; D002961:Civil Rights; D003643:Death; D005066:Euthanasia, Passive; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D033222:Judicial Role; D007603:Jurisprudence; D007872:Legal Guardians; D007878:Legislation as Topic; D016365:Liability, Legal; D018458:Persistent Vegetative State; D010819:Physician's Role; D018907:Privacy; D019452:Terminally Ill; D016312:Treatment Refusal; D028761:Withholding Treatment