title: Withdrawing artificial nutrition and patients' interests.
abstract: I argue that the arguments brought by Counsel for M to the English Court of Protection are morally problematic in prioritising subjective interests that are the result of 'consistent autonomous thought' over subjective interests that are the result of a more limited cognitive perspective.
authors.affiliation: Universität Duisburg-Essen, Institut für Philosophie, Essen 45117, Germany. ezio.dinucci@uni-due.de
authors.forename: Ezio
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Di Nucci
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005066:Euthanasia, Passive / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018458:Persistent Vegetative State; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D011788:Quality of Life; D028761:Withholding Treatment / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*