Why We Don't Starve Humans

Catholic Match ^ | March 24, 2005 | Tim Drake

[NYer]

Tim Drake is a staff writer with the National Catholic Register, and author of the book "Young and Catholic: The Face of Tomorrow's Church " (Sophia Institute Press, 2004). He writes from Saint Joseph, Minnesota.

[NYer]

Catholic Ping
Please freepmail me if you want on/off this list

[MarMema]

The way I see it, there should always be some form of hydration.

Finally, someone who knows.

Thanks for this post.

[muawiyah]

We should revise our laws to require capital punishment for the offense of starving a human being.

[NewCenturions]

No mention of the "euphoria" or the "painless" way to go that the networks keep telling us

[CROSSHIGHWAYMAN]

No mention of the "euphoria" or the "painless" way to go that the networks keep telling us

Rub the Clintons the wrong way in Arkansas and you would end up decapitated......and the coroner would claim the cause of death to be natural causes.....

[frogjerk]

Michael Schiavo: "I forgot to tell everyone, Terri didn't want to be a Catholic anymore so she doesn't believe that starving herself to death is so bad"

[PeterFinn]

The Schiavo case is not about the Right to Die, it is about the Right to Kill.

[OldPossum]

No mention of the "euphoria" or the "painless" way to go that the networks keep telling us...

This is why not having a balanced (heck, even conservative) broadcast television network and more conservative newspapers beyond the very few that publish is so frustrating, at least to me. If we did, the sheeple out there would be truly informed about what is being done to that poor woman.

As it is, after Terri dies, this will be neatly covered up for the masses.

[OhREALLY?]

Where's the Elian rescue squad when we need them? Get the swat teams to bust down the door and get her out of there.

[Tench_Coxe]

I fear a day of reckoning is coming. Not for myself, but for Schiavo and his fellow travellers and abettors.

[NewCenturions]

I live out "in the boonies" and even the girls at the hair salon (classic gossip location) think starving an innocent woman is terrible and that the husband is a skunk - regardless of what the networks tell them. Thank heavens Some people can still think for themselves and see clearly that this is EVIL.

[Salvation]

**The way I see it, there should always be some form of hydration.**

Says it all right there.

[RichInOC]

No offense intended to present company, but what do they mean, "we"?

[FreeAtlanta]

If they wouldn't take it seriously, someone ought to ask the Democrats if they could save Social Security by killing the elderly?

http://www.robokopp.de/images/soylent_green/soylent_green07.jpg

[MadIvan]

The first thing is that after 2-3 days you get extremely dehydrated. That results in a lot of changes in the body. Your mucous membranes and your skin get very dry. Your mouth cracks. It's very uncomfortable. Your urine becomes very concentrated and acidic, making it uncomfortable to urinate. Then your heart rate increases, your blood pressure decreases, and after about the third day, your kidneys start to develop problems. When the kidneys are damaged enough, they cannot get rid of the poison in the body. Blood urea nitrogen (BUN) builds up. The effect that this has on the body is to give you a type of lethargy, and has an almost anesthetic effect. It can also result in seizures. The poison builds up and drives the person towards unconsciousness after a period of days. The cause of death is usually seizures or cardiac arrhythmia because of an electrolyte imbalance.

I'm not given to crying, but I'm choking back tears and rage reading this. Sheer utter rage.

Regards, Ivan

[SuziQ]

This is a very good article. I'm glad it mentioned the 'living will' idea. It's good to know what Catholic teaching is on the matter.

[Frank_2001]

Excellent article!

[monkeywrench]

No offense to present company, but I think they mean we humans.

[Scarlet7]

If it's any consolation, there are many like you who feel for Terri in her horrific situation. Not all of us are pro-death. Be thankful that you are capable of feeling compassion unlike some here who have no pity. Try to channel your anger constructively either through prayer or action.