Brain Images of Woman in Vegetative State Hint at Awareness - Los Angeles Times

The issue here is that someone discovered information suggesting that people in a persistent vegetative state may be more aware of what's going on than previously thought. What I find most interesting is the vehemnet arguments that the research is wrong, flawed, or that the patient was already getting better. As if "getting better" wasn't an indication that there was brain activity. The naysayers are clearly speaking from the agenda that the family members must be allowed to remove the "burden" of a vegetative member by killing them (usually by starving them to death).