tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5391279681387978528.post4735021775114542475..comments2023-10-11T08:09:41.602-07:00Comments on HumanLifeMatters: CALLING PEOPLE "VEGETABLES": WHERE DID IT COME FROM?Mark Davis Pickuphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03804926376103695762noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5391279681387978528.post-52687307679929634582019-11-23T00:43:03.345-08:002019-11-23T00:43:03.345-08:00Well said. I completely agree. People NEVER beco...Well said. I completely agree. People NEVER become vegetables. "Vegetative state" is also a dangerous phrase --there is no such thing. Words do have power. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10384311342733814522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5391279681387978528.post-38106689287744022372019-01-02T00:31:07.599-08:002019-01-02T00:31:07.599-08:00Words matter. I have felt uneasy about referring ...Words matter. I have felt uneasy about referring to people as "vegetables" for a long time. People do not become vegetables. Ever. Tomatoes and carrots do not become human beings.<br /> It is dangerous that this terminology has crept into the health care system. The word should be excised immediately from all medical writings and discussions.<br /> Potatoes do not have dignity. Human beings do. With an aging population, it will seem easier to do away with the inconvenient, expensive, non-contributing ones if they are only "vegetables" anyway. <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10384311342733814522noreply@blogger.com