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UK Supreme Court to rule on vegetative state case

For 25 years, the Court of Protection has decided the best interests of unconscious patients. [BBC]

The Supreme Court is due to rule on whether it should be easier to withdraw food and liquid to allow people in long-term vegetative states to die.

Thousands of people are believed to be in this state, although precise figures are not available.

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