If you haven't been following the case, the article does a decent summary. 23 month old with degenerative disease is in a coma and British doctors have stated that he had catastrophic brain damage such that further treatment was not in his best interests. Depending on that diagnosis, I can see arguing for euthanasia in this case. I still remember Terry Schaivo and that to me was a clear example of the difference between keeping a person alive and keeping a corpse warm. So I would not blame the parents for wanting to take him off of life support.
The problem is, they didn't want to. And they had an Italian hospital on standby willing to attempt some kind of alternate treatment. But England would not let them leave. And that's where I have a problem. Because I get the doctor's argument. I actually think that the most likely outcome of a successful procedure in Italy would be very similar to Schaivo, but with a dash of Peter Pan thrown in - watching a little boy live on without ever growing up, or talk or think. But if his brain is that catastrophically damaged, can he truly be suffering? Does it actually hurt anything to let the parents try?Statistics: Posted by WillyGilligan — Sat Apr 28, 2018 4:17 am
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