The fetus, in many cases, dies just as a human adult or child would: It bleeds to death as it is torn from limb from limb. The fetus can be alive at the beginning of the dismemberment process and can survive for a time while its limbs are being torn off. Anthony Kennedy
I don't write about certain arguments I have with my wife. I'd get my head torn off if wrote about certain things. Harvey Pekar
Curious Varvara's nose was torn off. Russian Proverb
Nosy Barbara's nose was torn off at the market. Russian Proverb