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No, but you can measure pain response, and predict pretty well if they ever wake up, so well enough for this.


Actually it’s less the science of it that concerns me, but whether procedures will be rigorously followed.


Agree with you on that. People can say that there is a procedure, but verifying that they are following it is another matter. Also curious as to the process for volunteering people for such experiments. Like if there is some paperwork that the family signs off on.


And in China they can just decide they will never wake up regardless.




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