what kind of state is this?
It is a disorder of consciousness in which patients with severe brain damage are in a state of partial arousal rather than true awareness.
Persistent vegetative state
A persistent vegetative state (PVS) or post-coma unresponsiveness (PCU) is a disorder of consciousness in which patients with severe brain damage are in a state of partial arousal rather than true awareness.
the right to die issue came to national attention in 1975 with the landmark case involving Involving Theresa Marie Schiavo what is this case about? It was a right-to-die legal case in the United States  involving a woman in an irreversible persistent vegetative state what is its date? From 1998 to 2005 why did she plead for death? Because she was in an irreversible persistent vegetative state
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Persistent vegetative state [SEP] Introduction
A persistent vegetative state (PVS) or post-coma unresponsiveness (PCU) is a disorder of consciousness in which patients with severe brain damage are in a state of partial arousal rather than true awareness. After four weeks in a vegetative state (VS), the patient is classified as in a persistent vegetative state. This diagnosis is classified as a permanent vegetative state some months (three in the US and six in the UK) after a non-traumatic brain injury or one year after a traumatic injury. Today, doctors and neuroscientists prefer to call the state of consciousness a "syndrome", primarily because of ethical questions about whether a patient can be called "vegetative" or not.