[Magdalen] Harvest

[Jay Weigel]

Well, Grace, I personally don't think that's unpleasant. I've cared for
patients who were the donors. It was a sacred sort of feeling that I can't
adequately describe. I never worked on a transplant unit, but I've taken
care of patients who were recipients after the fact.

On Wed, Nov 25, 2015 at 10:59 AM, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com>
wrote:

> An even more unpleasant way it's used is in the removal of organs for
> transplants.
>
> > On Nov 25, 2015, at 10:48 AM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <
> magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > In a message dated 11/25/2015 10:06:10 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> > marionwhitevale at gmail.com writes:
> >
> >
> > Am I  alone in disliking the use of the word 'harvest' when speaking of
> > taking  the life of sentient beings for food or sport?  To me a field of
> > wheat or oats or turnips can be harvested, but it feels wrong to include
> > killing as a similarly bloodless action.  My Oxford Dictionary  appears
> > to agree with me.
> >
> > Marion, a  pilgrim>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >
> > Well, dislike away, but the term is firmly embedded in the hunting
> > culture.  Hunting is not my cup of tea, but short of big game  hunting
> > in Africa, I do grant hunting aficionados their right to hunt.
> >
> > And my trusty Merriam-Webster Dictionary would appear to disagree
> > with the Oxford (which is more English usage?) with the following
> > definition:
> >
> > b :   to gather, catch, hunt, or kill (as salmon, oysters, or deer) for
> > human use,  sport, or population control
> >
> >
> >
> > David  Strang.
> >
> >
> >
> >
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