Thousands of Patients in a “Vegetative State” May Actually be Conscious

An in-depth feature article published by the New York Times Magazine last month shines a spotlight on recent research suggesting that patients diagnosed as existing in a “vegetative state” may be more conscious than originally thought. The reporting lends urgency to the conversation around the right to life of the disabled and medically vulnerable, including patients who seem to lack conscious experience.New York Times Magazine writer Katie Engelhart published the article on April 9 following a