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Vegetarianism By Cathy Chang 精品文档 Article An American vegan couple were sentenced to life in jail today for the murder of their malnourished six-week-old son, who weighed just 3 1/2 lbs when he died. Jade Sanders, 27, and Lamont Thomas, 31, fed the boy, who was named Crown Shakur, a diet largely consisting of soy milk and apple juice, the Atlanta court heard. The baby boy was born in a bathtub in the couple’s home and never taken to see a doctor. He was dead when his parents took him to a hospital across the street from their flat on April 25, 2004. He was so emaciated that doctors could count his bones through his skin. The couple maintained during the trial that they did the best they could for the boy while adhering to their vegan lifestyle, a strict form of vegetarianism which does not allow the consumption or use of any products linked to animals. Ms Sanders told police that she fed the baby organic apple juice and soy milk, supplemented by breast milk. But the soy milk containers found in their flat clearly stated that soy milk is not to be used as a substitute for baby formula. The couple were found guilty of malice murder, felony murder, involuntary manslaughter and cruelty to children. 精品文档 Vegetarians vs. Vegans 精品文档 Question What is your attitude towards this article? Are the parents guilty? Are there a lot of vegetarians in Taiwan? Vegans? What are some advantages of being vegetarians? Disadvantages? 精品文档 Vocabulary Vegan 嚴守素食主義的人 Malnourished 營養不良的 Flat (樓房的)一層 Emaciated 消瘦的;憔悴的;衰弱的 Maintained 堅持;主張;斷言 Trial 審問,審判 Adhering 遵守;堅持 Consumption 消耗量;消費量 Organic 有機的 Supplemented 增補,補充 Containers 容器 Substitute 代替的;代用的;替補的 Formula 配製成的嬰兒奶粉或奶水 Malice 惡意,惡謀 Felony 重罪 Manslaughter 一般殺人罪;過失殺人 精品文档 Reference Vegans murdered baby with soy milk and apple juice http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article1768368.ece 精品文档