My other opinion is that it is not important how much her brain weighed, as the report itself implies. Each area of the brain carries a specific function, so localized destruction seems more relevant than overall weight.
Reading the report simply confirmed for me the incredible cruelty of this manner of killing someone. Kidney stones, pneumonia, perhaps metabolic acidosis, uremia, and certainly bladder inflammation - all miserable things to endure and often quite painful.
And nothing to relieve pain. The acetaminophen level was not therapeutic. No one gives acetaminophen to patients with kidney stones or pneumonia who is supposed to live, and considers it to be a worthwhile pain med.
It disgusts me that this took place in a deliberate manner as it did. It goes beyond whether or not her brain weighed this or that number of grams, and whether or not she had PVS. It is to me about doing this kind of thing to another human being - deliberately inducing all these sufferings and allowing them to go on until death.
Just an horrific torture... unspeakably cruel and inhumane. Thank you for your medical input. God help us all.
You need a brain and have to be concious, aware, to feel pain. She had no cerebal cortex, and was not concious, aware. Also remember her own family said she was comfortable, doing well. Plus her father wouldn't let them give her any. Kidney stones are not a result of dehydration, they take year to develop. And why not take acetaminophen with kidney stones? it doesn't do any harm. Acetaminiphen destroys you liver, not your kidneys and only if you are a drinker, or abuse it for a long period of time. And yes, they give acetaminophen to people with pneumonia as well. What do you think stuff like pecoset contains? 325 mg acetaminophen, 5 mg oxycontin.