This has a similar theme to the Charlie Gard issue
https://www.cableforum.uk/board/show...php?t=33705158 , in where parents want to take their child abroad for treatment and the UK Judicial system intervenes and insists life support must end...
However, in Alfie's case, have doctors got it horribly wrong...?
Last night, Alfie Evans life support was ordered to be switched off, all legal avenues of legal recourse had been exhausted, even the Pope intervened and made preparations to bring Alfie to Italy, they even made him an Italian Citizen, however, they still turned off his life support, however after nearly 17 hours, Alfie is still alive, doctors began to intervene again. Doctors are said to be 'gobsmacked' he was breathing unsupported...
Have doctors got it horribly wrong?
Why is it the parents have to fight tooth and nail to save their boy, it is not right at all and now we are in this situation where Alfie is breathing unaided and doctors shocked at this, they have got it horribly wrong IMO. Let the boy go to Italy, if we are not prepared to treat him, let him go to somewhere that will.
I really feel for the parents, who just want to protect their boy...
https://news.sky.com/story/alfie-eva...-says-11344631
Quote:
The father of seriously ill toddler Alfie Evans says his son has been breathing unassisted after his life support machine was switched off.
Parents Tom Evans and Kate James have lost a series of legal challenges to continue treatment for the 23-month-old, who has a degenerative neurological condition.
The couple from Liverpool want to move their son from Alder Hey Children's Hospital to Rome where they say doctors are willing to treat the little boy.
High Court judge, Mr Justice Hayden, will oversee a further hearing on the case in Manchester at around 3.30pm.
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