OK, before I start, I'll put a health warning on this one before the mods do. Anyone reading this thread might themselves have a disability, or be related to or care for or have a friend who does. So please choose words, and indeed points of view, carefully.


Brilliant opening post, civilly couched. But there are 5 question marks - should we tackle all those questions, or limit debate to 1 or 2?

If I had a child that was a vegetable. I would kill him. No point in even living if you cant even feed or think for yourself. I know I would want my family to kill me if I was a vegetable
So, one presumes you have a "Living Will" with instructions to your family about what to do if you become 'a vegetable' tomorrow? And who decides?