That pain killer is good stuff (I use it frequently, lots of spinal surgeries) but starving and dehyrdrating? How the hell do pain killers prevent the torturous effects of that? Maybe drugging her up so she halucinates that she's ok, right.
I'm glad you made that parallel though... because that's the exact problem. When animals get better treatment that brain-damaged humans. Wow....
Please proceed to give prayers for ourselves... and wish that our families won't let us suffer to death if we loose the ability to tell them not to do so... Sick sick.