Here, here, and here are links to commentary on the death of Vincent Lambert. Lambert died 9 days after doctors stopped providing him food and water. Lambert’s wife and a number of his siblings agreed with the doctors’ recommendation to withdraw food and water. Lambert’s parents and other siblings disagreed with the withdrawal. The case has been compared to the Terri Schindler-Schiavo case in Florida. Here is a link to a short article of mine on the Terri Schindler-Schiavo case.
Here is the conclusion of Wesley Smith’s commentary–“Unless society collectively rejects the logic and moral premises of the ‘quality of life’ ethic, I see few impediments—other than the weak reed of emotional revulsion—to keep us from following a dark bioethical path.”