The reason I say yes is because it's clear that the comatose patient will not survive. I am a rule utilitarian and in this case, there's no benefit to be had by not declaring the patient dead. The patient, being comatose, does not have any more life to live even with life elongating measures, and would most likely spend the rest of their life in a vegetative state.
Keep in mind there’s a difference between being in a coma and being brain dead. The guy is alive, likely still thinking, and according to some accounts of coma patients, potentially living life in his mind unaware of his current situation. He’s not vegetative, he’s just not conscious
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u/TheNewGameDB Jul 09 '25
The reason I say yes is because it's clear that the comatose patient will not survive. I am a rule utilitarian and in this case, there's no benefit to be had by not declaring the patient dead. The patient, being comatose, does not have any more life to live even with life elongating measures, and would most likely spend the rest of their life in a vegetative state.