This paper presents a detailed examination of the treatment of the permanently unconscious in the UK. The
writer uses several
case laws as examples to discuss how their plights in the
courts have been handled and what the end results have been. The
writer argues that the courts have been so worried about appearance and other issues that they have erred on the side of flawed reasoning in their decisions. The writer also devotes a discussion to suggestions that might alleviate the confusion over what should be done for and with these people.