"So as long as she is unconscious, it is ok to kill here. Is that your position?"
sure, if theyre not likely to come to again. its not the same with the unborn because they were never conscious to begin with, not in early pregnancy.
"How long should someone be in a coma before we consider them non-responsive and therefore dead?"
well, if theyre still alive theyre not dead, obviously. the length of time the person is kept alive, in my opinion, should depend on the will of those whose care the individual is under. if the person in the coma is solely responsible for their own fate, then if theyre unable to represent themselves theyre at the mercy of the hospital/laws, i suppose.
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