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The Supreme Court has today (Monday 30 July 2018) confirmed that judicial approval is not needed when withdrawing life-prolonging treatments from individuals with a prolonged disorder of consciousness (such as minimally-conscious or persistent vegetative state). Judging on the Mr Y case, which involves a man in a vegetative state following severe brain injury caused by

We were shocked to read a letter printed in The Daily Telegraph on the 11th of January 2018, in which Louise Broughton details the experience of her mother who is currently in a nursing home with vascular dementia.

Natalie Koussa, Director of Partnerships & Services at Compassion in Dying, said, “This is another tragic example of what can happen when people do not record their wishes for future medical treatment and care. Our thoughts go out to Mr Y’s loved ones, who have already suffered the heartbreak of seeing him sustain severe brain