title: A future ethical issue.
authors.affiliation: Caroline Chisholm Centre for Health Ethics, East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: Norman M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Ford
mesh_terms: D002410:Catholicism; D003243:Consciousness; D005066:Euthanasia, Passive / Q000941:ethics*; D005440:Fluid Therapy / Q000941:ethics; D006801:Humans; D008020:Life Support Care / Q000941:ethics; D018529:Nutritional Support / Q000941:ethics; D018458:Persistent Vegetative State / Q000503:physiopathology