Extremists in the Bioethics Field

GOODMAN: I think what most ordinary people thought was they don't want decisions being made the way they were made in this case. I think they felt jerked around by extremists. I think that felt that in the end of the day, the rules that we'd settled on -- this had been a settled area in the longest time in medicine, in faith, in ethics, mainly, that we don't stick tubes in people without their permission, and absent their ability to give permission, absent -- the permission of their loved ones. And I think that most ordinary people, by the way, didn't buy the line that she was starved to death or killed or having anything bad done to her.
CNN.com - Transcripts

Note: Apparently, Goodman thinks people brought into the lie that when you force a human being to go without food or water that you're not in no way, share or form starving them. It's my personal opinion that since Ken don't show much respect for those who don't share his opinion that us "extremists" should demand that non of our tax dollars get into his "ethics" program.

What is Starvation?

During the first phase of starvation, blood glucose levels are maintained through the production of glucose from glycogen, proteins, and fats. At first glycogen is broken down into glucose. However, only enough glycogen is stored in the liver to last a few hours. Thereafter, blood glucose levels are maintained by the breakdown of proteins and fats. Fats are decomposed into fatty acids and glycerol. Fatty acids can be used as a source of energy, especially by skeletal muscle, thus decreasing the use of glucose by tissues other than the brain. Glycerol can be used to make a small amount of glucose, but most of the glucose is formed from the amino acids of proteins. In addition, some amino acids can be used directly for energy.

In the second stage, which can last for several weeks, fats are the primary energy source. The liver metabolizes fatty acids into ketone bodies that can be used as a source of energy. After about a week of fasting, the brain begins to use ketone bodies, as wells as glucose, for energy. This usage decrease the demand for glucose, and the rate of protein breakdown diminishes but does not stop. In addition, the proteins not essential for survival are used first.

The third stage of starvation begins when the fat reserves are depleted and there is a switch to proteins as the major energy source. Muscles, the largest source of protein in the body, are rapidly depleted. At the end of this stage, proteins, essential for cellular functions are broken down, and cell function degenerates.

In addition to weigh loss, symptoms of starvation include apathy, listlessness, withdrawal, and increased susceptibility to infectious disease. Few people die directly from starvation because they usually die of some infectious disease first. Other signs of starvation can include changes in hair color, flaky skin, and massive edema in the abdomen and lower limbs, causing the abdomen to appear bloated.

During the process of starvation, the ability of the body to consume normal volumes of food also decreases.

Foods high in bulk but low in protein content often cannot reverse the process of starvation. Intervention involves feeding the starving person low-bulk food that provides ample proteins and kilo-calories and is fortified with vitamins and minerals. The process of starvation also results in dehydration, and dehydration is an important part of intervention. Even with intervention, a victim may be so affected by disease or weakness that he cannot recover.

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Starvation is caused by a number of factors. But in Terri Schiavo's Case she was forced to go without food or water.

Characteristic symptoms of starvation include:

shrinkage of vital organs, such as the heart, lungs, and ovaries or testes, and their functions.

Starvation

You see, the first fuel your body burns for energy comes from the carbohydrates you eat and drink. If any carbohydrate is available, your body burns this rather than stored fat - and maintains its old metabolic pathways. But carbohydrates, as such, are not stored in the body beyond forty-eight hours.

...When no carbohydrate is taken in, your body must draw upon the major reserve source of fuel - the stored fat.(Robert C. Atkins,MD's book Dr. Atkins Diet Revolution, page 13)

When all the fat in Terri's body had been burned for energy her body started drawing energy from the muscle in her body.

After Terri was in ketosis for awhile then that changed to Acidosis .

NOTE: Simply put. After about 3 days Terri Schiavo's body started cannibalizing on itself. At that period her body went in to ketosis.

What is Dehydration?

In severe dehydration, these effects become more pronounced and the patient may develop evidence of hypovolaemic shock, including: diminished consciousness, lack of urine output, cool moist extremities, a rapid and feeble pulse (the radial pulse may be undetectable), low or undetectable blood pressure, and peripheral cyanosis. Death follows soon if dehydration is not started quickly.

Symptoms of moderate to severe dehydration include:

low blood pressure
fainting
severe muscle contractions in the arms, legs, stomach, and back
convulsions
a bloated stomach
heart failure
sunken fontanelle - soft spot on a infants head
sunken dry eyes, with few or no tears
skin loses its firmness and looks wrinkled
lack of elasticity of the skin (when a bit of skin lifted up stays folded and takes a long time to go back to its normal position)
rapid and deep breathing - faster than normal
fast, weak pulse

Dehydration - What Are The Symptoms of Dehydration?

The public is not aware of what will actually happen to Terri Schiavo after her food and water are permanently withdrawn. The reality is that, over a period of several weeks, she will be slowly starved to death. The first effects of starvation and dehydration when the feeding tube is removed include the mouth drying out and the tongue becoming swollen and cracked. When a person is slowly killed in this way, the lips become parched and cracked, and a thick coating may begin to cake the mouth and lips. The eyes will sink back into the skull, while the cheeks will hollow. The lining of the nose will begin to crack, too, possibly causing nosebleeds. The skin will turn dry and scaly and hang loose on the bones. Urine decreases, becoming highly concentrated, and eventually stops completely. Then, the stomach lining dries out, causing vomiting and dry heaves. Brain cells dry out, too, causing convulsions. The respiratory tract dries out and thick secretions develop, which may plug the lungs and airways. Eventually, after the body suffers all these effects, all the major organs fail, including the lungs, heart and brain. The Rutherford Institute - Commentary

Maybe, Mr. Goodman should read up on how starvation and dehydration affects the human body. Maybe he has another one of them there scans he can share with us...that might help us better understand why in his opinion Terri Schiavo wasn't starved to death.

Or Maybe Goodman has a mindset like Michael Schiavo:

"Terri died 15 years ago.It's time for her to be with the Lord like she wanted to be."

-Michael schiavo

Tampabay: Schiavo: 'Come down, President Bush'

Which is it Ken?

Do you share Schiavo's opinion that Terri died 15 years before her body was force to die? That's all I can figure since you are still pawning that fake brain-scan off as Terri's.

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#2 Comment from justice1949Entry Author
9/22/06 6:07 PM | Permalink

Yes, it is a shame that the pro-deathers have figured out how to drain the government of money and how to legally execute people who don't meet their standards, as to one fit to live. Sounds like a mixture of hitler-minded and Sanger minded people to me.......Time to cut the money off from them and give it back to the poor Americans who worked and earned it..... It's more than Goodman. But that would be a beginning.
#1 Comment from tatoosmark
9/22/06 5:26 PM | Permalink

It's laughable that Goodman makes this volumous comment on what "ordinary" people think or want. I assume he thinks we all buy into whatever the media peddles. Hey, ordinary people must be busy amusing themselves with beer, football and sitcoms. It's deplorable that someone in the medical field has such a superior and judgemental attitude toward others that he makes public statements implying they are ignorant and can be jerked around.
As far as the rules that "we" got settled on, it's ordinary people that are supposed to make the rules in a democracy. The elitists that capitalize on wringing the pockets of the working public only think they can settle on what will be. It's grants from our pockets that get sucked up by these people with their foundations and studies that benefit their own personal interests. It's time to let the foundations support their agenda and let our tax money benefit the "ordinary" people out there who get jerked around by the media and those who think they have superior influence.

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