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Starvation as a natural end of life in medical view
Medical experts say starving to death can be painless and peaceful. A 1993 Duke observation shows a 41 year old patient with cancer gradually dying after refusing food and drink, without suffering the typical hunger pains.
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Los Angeles Times
Robert Sullivan
Duke University Medical Center
Terri Schiavo
Florida
Perry Fine
National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
Arlington
Schiavo
Fine
Ira Byock
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
New Hampshire
Sullivan