title: In respect of people living in a permanent vegetative state--and allowing them to die.
authors.affiliation: Florida State University College of Law, USA.
authors.forename: Lois
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Shepherd
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001926:Brain Death / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D004750:Enteral Nutrition; D005066:Euthanasia, Passive / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D005260:Female; D005431:Florida; D006801:Humans; D033222:Judicial Role; D007883:Legislation, Medical; D008020:Life Support Care / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D019726:Patient Self-Determination Act; D018458:Persistent Vegetative State; D011057:Politics; D012068:Religion and Medicine; D035521:Supreme Court Decisions; D014481:United States