The cost of this care will be 150,000 in the first five days. How long do you think the money will last?
Yes, the baby should be allowed to go home and die. And no, this is not a Schiavo case as Schiavodid not require extraordinary care to keep her alive.This baby needs all organs stabilized. I have read also kidney and liver issues.
This also happens in NICU. Age cutoff when ICU care is not offered to premature babies happens all the time. You just don’t hear about it.
Providing nutrition and hydration are considered medical treatments, which if you don’t receive while depending on the care of others, you will die...that is, if a doctor is willing to write such orders to withhold. It took Terri almost two weeks to give up to that horrific ordered ‘treatment.’
There is no such thing as ‘free care’ unless the care is provided pro bono, which is what the offer is for Charlie. The parents can use the money they have raised to supplement the care. You are right - it won’t last long at $50k a day. Those aren’t costs, however, those are ‘charges’ - big difference. But, that’s another issue for another day.