[Torie]

By the way, it is legal now to pull the plug on the permanently comatose, and should be.

[jwalsh07]

How do you measure sentience?

[Sabertooth]

By the way, it is legal now to pull the plug on the permanently comatose, and should be.

Yes, because "pulling the plug" isn't murder.

The distinction lies in the act, not in the state of the victim, as it is still illegal to pull the plug and then slit the throat of the comatose, and should be.