According to her, her adult daughter had been previously diagnosed as being in a chronic persistent vegetative state years earlier. A sympathetic physician prescribed Ambien and, after a very short period of time, the daughter began to show gradual but continuous improvements. At the time, this suggested to me that her daughter’s condition may have been misdiagnosed. According to medical intelligentsia, PVS is an irreversible and incurable condition wherein the patient experiences no cortical activity, has no awareness of self or environment and is unable to understand or communicate.
Do We Really Know Everything We Think We Know?
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"This gives them a license to kill the developmentally disabled," said Rep. Tony Soltani, R-Epsom.
Rep. John Hunt, R-Rindge, said that misrepresents the legislation's intent.
"We did not want to treat mentally disabled citizens as second-class citizens," said Hunt, adding that: "There's nothing in here that empowers hospitals to pull the plug when they feel like it. This is about empowering you to make the choices for yourself and your family."
House, Senate approve end-of-life care bill
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