According to the doctors, a feeding tube, which requires surgery, is a medical treatment. Hydration, which requires an IV, is a medical treatment. Belief that medical procedures aren't medical treatment is the sign of someone who is allowing their fear of dying, their religious beliefs or whatever, to trump reason.

These are medical procedures that were only invented in the last 25-30 years. In fact, I saw a rather interesting interview this week with the inventor of the feeding tube.

So McGrath, let me ask you this. If Terri Schiavo was in her condition prior to the invention of medical feeding and hydration treatments, would you favor her being force fed by spoonfeeding and forcing liquids on her to keep her alive? Even though she couldn't swallow?

See, here is the thing. People know so little about the death process nowadays, and are so terrified of all things associated with death, they are clueless. Towards the end of life, one's swallowing ability frequently goes. That is one of the body's natural means of "murdering" itself (to use the hysteria mongerers' language). Ask anyone who works with the dying, and they will tell you that many people either consciously refuse to take liquids and food (as my great aunt did when she didn't want to live any longer), or the body's ability to swallow food and water leaves.

So, if you want to call that murder, or use other hysterical language like "starving to death" and "dying of thirst" go right ahead. It just shows how ignorant, fearful and irrational you are.