Warbler said:

darth_ender said: If a human is in a coma with little brain activity, he/she too is little more than a bunch of cells. But if the doctors do believe there is any chance of recovery, it would certainly be unethical to "pull the plug" under any circumstances.

under any circumstances? what if the patient signed a living will stating that under those circumstances, he/she would like the plug pulled?

Again, I wasn't taking something into consideration, not because I was aware of it, but more because I meant that the doctors would not make that decision on their own. A living will is a person's own wishes. The infant has no ability to make any decision on its own and deserves to have its rights protected by those with power of him or her.