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Originally Posted by Mick
The child is coming to harm, when he is struggling to breath. Last time I looked, euthanasia is a crime in the UK, being in healthcare myself, I was taught from the start, that to neglect a person to the point that they die, is potentially manslaughter. I do not agree the State controls everybody.
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This isn't euthanasia. Turning off life support systems is a common end of life procedure. It's often done when there is no hope of recovery which the doctors seem to think is the case here. It certainly not manslaughter or neglect either. They will continue palliative care as well I imagine.
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Originally Posted by Mick
The parents own that child, not the government, not the doctors. We are being described abroad as evil, kidnappers and even “Nazi” like behaviour, with the dictatorship style rulings over the parents wishes.
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The people abroad are not reacting to the facts of the case but a caricature presented to them by those with ulterior motives. Many of them seem to think, as you've said, that the Government have decided this but they have not. We will be called all sorts of things but in the end the interests of the child should take precedence, not America's opinion of us.
One thing I have not done is cast any judgement or opinion on the issue itself. This is a horrible and tragic case for Alfie Evans' parents, his doctors but most of all him. I don't know the details of his condition or his treatment or even how best to handle this situation. I don't understand how anyone, least of all people completely unconnected to the case, can feel so sure of the correct thing to do.