Schiavo’s case reminds us that our value comes not from what we can do, but from the kinds of creatures that we are.

“Sentience is neither intelligence nor brain size. We should be aware of the possibility of decouplings between intelligence, ...

Just how that three-pound lump of jelly that is the human brain generates sentience ... This is called being in a vegetative state, or a minimally conscious state, depending on the exact nature ...

A bench of Justices Revati Mohite-Dere and Neela Gokhale, on April 9, directed that the man be examined at his home ...