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Recovery from Persistent Vegetative State?: The Case of Carrie Coons
Author(s) -
Steinbock Bonnie
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
hastings center report
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.515
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1552-146X
pISSN - 0093-0334
DOI - 10.2307/3562294
Subject(s) - state (computer science) , psychoanalysis , psychology , computer science , algorithm
How reliable is a diagnosis of irreversible unconsciousness? In a unique case in New York, a state Supreme Court judge vacated an order allowing removal of life‐sustaining treatment after Carrie Coons showed signs of recovery from a diagnosed vegetative state.