[antiRepublicrat]

The question of "forced starvation" is answered simply by finding out if the patient wishes to be starved to death.

Just a fine point: She won't starve to death. She'll die of dehydration long before that, which I think is even worse.

[Cboldt]

Just a fine point: She won't starve to death. She'll die of dehydration long before that, which I think is even worse.

Yeah. But I can't recall a phrase that turns as simply as "starve to death" when it comes to running out of water.