Victorian government officials are about to order a woman with dementia to be starved and dehydrated to death.The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal early in March gave approval for feeding tubes to be removed from the woman claiming that the tubes were medical treatment and could be discontinued.The provision of nutrition and fluids by means of a feeding tube can never be medical treatment but are in fact palliative care that is in the best interests of the patient.HistoryThe husband o…
