(In all seriousness, this is very sad.)
This must be one of those “shovel-ready jobs” big government promises.
Ping.
There is a place called HELL, and all I can say is that democrats/moderate Republicans/liberals better prepare for it.
BTW there is only 1 way to prevent it, and that`s to repent, invite the Lord Jesus Christ into your lives.
Well, one thing’s for sure . . . this story will produce cognitive dissonance in Justin Bieber - who thinks Canada’s health system is far superior to that of the U.S. And who also thinks that abortion is “like killing a baby”.
I didn't notice leftists clamoring for humanity. I noticed them demanding free stuff at others' expense.
Leftists are members of a death cult. What they pursue always brings about unnecessary premature death.
Are they stopping public treatment of this baby? Couldn’t the parents still treat him if they could find funding? I mean, they are not condemning him to death, just deciding not to have the government pay? Surely there is some charity that could help this child?
American doctors rescue kids in other countries. I wonder why we can’t rescue this child, or the parents don’t bring him to the US?
Just asking.
So instead they're going to remove his breathing tube and allow him to suffocate/choke to death. The State has ruled, in it's Ultimate Wisdom, that it's in "Joseph's best interest to have the breathing tube removed."
This is why I repeatedly argue for parents' rights to determine medical care for their children. The State and their doctors have determined what is best for this child. Best medical practices rule. End of story.
(In all seriousness, this is very sad.)
It seems that there is no question that the child has no chance of survival. The parents naturally want to keep him alive on life support, and I deeply sympathize with their plight..... but he has no chance. The hard question has to be asked: at what point is it OK to say, "no more -- let him go to God?" What are their reasons for keeping him alive?
And let's get down to the nitty gritty here. To what extent is medical coverage required to be paid for a lost cause? At what point is the money spent on a case like this, better spent on somebody else?
Those who are all huffy about this being a government thing, need to realize that this question gets asked all the time by private insurance companies -- and those private death panels do, at some point, refuse coverage .... and probably sooner than a government panel would do.
This is a sad, sad situation.... but it's still important to look at the reality of it.
Very sad. But government bureaucrats obviously know what is best.
Consent and Capacity Board - what a lovely name for a death panel. Maybe Justin Bieber could write a pretty song about it.
I wonder what qualifications you must have to be appointed to the board - intern under Josef Mengele at Auschwitz?
1-Obtain the necessary breathing aids.
2-Walk into the hospital and remove the baby to have him treated in a place they value life.
Placemark for pingout tomorrow.