Apparently the person who was wouldn't feel any pain was prescribed morphine. I thought morphine was to control pain?
http://www.kasa.com/Global/story.asp?S=3145889
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PINELLAS PARK, Fla. So just what would happen if Terri Schiavo's (SHY'-vohz) feeding tube were to be put back in now?
Two doctors say it's hard to predict. One in New York who hasn't treated Schiavo say reinserting the tube could kill her -- by supplying her body with fluids it can no longer get rid of. Doctor Sean Morrison says the fluid buildup could essentially choke her.
But a doctor speaking on behalf of Schiavo's parents says it's worth trying. Doctor Jay Carpenter says even if it doesn't work and Schiavo dies, at least the effort was made.
Carpenter also disagrees with the characterization that Schiavo is in a persistent vegetative state. He says the doctors who've said that are "known pro-euthanasia doctors." And he questions why Schiavo has been given morphine -- since people in that vegetative state can't feel pain.
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