We have written dozens of stories the common theme of which is that patients diagnosed in a “persistent vegetative state” or “minimally conscious” are either (a) misdiagnosed or (b) much more aware than they are given credit for.
http://www.lifenews.com/2013/11/12/study-patients-supposedly-in-vegetative-state-not-just-aware-but-paying-attention/
Another Study Shows Patients in PVS State Show Awareness
How many of these news reports do we need to read about patients who are wrongly diagnosed as being in a so-called persistent vegetative state (PVS) before we eliminate this dangerous, unscientific and completely subjective diagnosis?
http://www.lifenews.com/2013/12/23/quit-calling-them-vegetables-study-shows-patients-in-pvs-state-show-awareness/
So-Called “Vegetative” Patient Communicates With Doctors
The battle to protect patients in a so-called vegetative state from euthanasia took a positive turn today with the news that doctors have been able to communicate with one patient.
http://www.lifenews.com/2012/11/13/so-called-vegetative-patient-communicates-with-doctors/