On this blog, Professor Thaddeus Pope tracks judicial, legislative, policy, and academic developments concerning medical futility and the limits on individual autonomy at the end of life.
Monday, January 4, 2010
Ariel Sharon Four Years Later: ‘Probably Comatose for Life’
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon suffered a stroke four years go that has left him comatose, a condition that is unlikely to change. Sharon, now age 81, suffered a mild stroke in December of 2005, followed by a massive one in January 2006 from which he has never regained consciousness.
Close friend and former advisor Dov Weisglass told the Associated Press that although Sharon's vital signs are good, there are no signs he is progressing out of his coma, despite several rumors over the years that were based on involuntarily movements of his eyes. (Arutz Sheva)
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