[susannah59]

I'm not familiar with the Virginia case he cites, but I think someone in the case, perhaps the judge who ordered food and water withheld, seriously misunderstands the meaning of palliative care.

The purpose of palliative care is to make the individual more comfortable, and more functional if possible; it doesn't mean "kill her off." A cancer patient, for example, can receive palliative care even while undergoing treatments such as chemotherapy or radiation which are intended to cure the cancer, or considerably prolong the person's life.

[wagglebee]

Here are some threads on the Virginia case he is referring to (a number of FReepers were very enthusiastic about killing her because she is an immigrant, even though she is here legally):

Immigrant left to die by starvation after Jesuit hospital decides care is too expensive

BREAKING: Feeding tube restored to immigrant woman unable to pay Jesuit hospital