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persistent vegetative state: see under coma persistent vegetative state was coined in 1972 to describe an unconscious state in which sleep and wake cycles remain and eyes may open, but there is no thinking, feeling, or awareness of one's surroundings (although one may react reflexive to certain stimulations). ..... Click the link for more information. , in medicine. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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People can claim autonomy over their fate if they wind up in a persistent vegetative state by registering "living wills" documents that state specifically what treatments they would and would not accept in such a condition. Prodded by Religious Right groups, Congress passed a special law designed to keep Schiavo, a brain-damaged Florida woman in a persistent vegetative state, connected to a feeding tube, despite her husband's wishes. If magical thinking is common after a loved one's death, how much more powerful it is when the person is not dead but in a coma or persistent vegetative state. |
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