Virginia Kennison was the mother of Cora Kennison. When Cora was put on life support after binge-drinking, she wanted to keep her daughter on it even though Cora would never recover. She fought to keep Cora on life support, but in the end, Cora's husband, Dr. Mike Jergens, was allowed to take her off of it.
Dr. Melinda Warner told Virginia the results of Cora's autopsy, which showed that Cora's condition was irreversible and there was no chance of Cora ever recovering. Olivia Benson reassured Virginia letting her rest in peace is what she would've wanted, with proof in an article she found where Cora was a witness to a car crash and said she'd never want to live in critical condition for he rest of her life. (SVU: "Starved")