title: The minimally conscious state and treatment withdrawal: W v M.
abstract: This short comment on the Court of Protection decision in W v M draws attention to the primacy the judge gave to the preservation of life and discusses the relative lack of weight accorded to M's previously expressed views.
authors.affiliation: Department of Law, London School of Economics, London WC2A 2AE, UK. e.jackson@lse.ac.uk
authors.forename: Emily
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Jackson
mesh_terms: D016223:Advance Directives / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D018458:Persistent Vegetative State; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology; D028761:Withholding Treatment / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*
keywords: Competence/incompetence; Law; Living Wills/Advance Directives