Yanking Life Support From UK Baby Demonstrates Dangers Of Socialized Medicine

thefederalist.com ^ | July 3, 2015 | Nicole Russell

[Morgana]

In a heartbreaking case in the United Kingdom, Connie Yates and Chris Gard just lost their final appeal in battling for their son Charlie’s life. This means the hospital where 10-month-old Charlie has been staying since birth will now legally remove his life support, essentially euthanizing an infant against his parents’ wishes.

Charlie was born last August with a rare disease, mitochondrial depletion syndrome, which causes progressive muscle weakness and brain damage. Medical staff at the hospital believed he would not improve and it was best for Charlie to “die with dignity.” His parents did not agree, so the case went to a judge, who affirmed the hospital’s recommendation. The European Court of Human Rights concluded that the UK’s decision to deny the couple’s right to remove their son from the hospital to obtain care in the United States did not violate the terms of the European Convention on Human Rights.

The UK’s system of socialized medicine provided the framework for the legal system to usurp these parents’ rights. It’s a two-headed dragon of law and socialized medicine that could easily pair to usurp parental rights in America as well. Courts Versus Parents

Unlike the United States, the UK has legal precedent that strongly supports state impositions on parental rights and child welfare. Within months of Charlie’s hospitalization because of his debilitating disease, the hospital lobbied to pull Charlie’s life support. His parents objected, hoping Charlie could receive experimental treatment. The couple raised more than $1.3 million via GoFundMe to come to the United States for that purpose. The two parties—three if you include Charlie’s court-appointed attorney—quickly came to an impasse, so the issue went before Britain’s legal system.

[joethedrummer]

“Medical staff at the hospital believed he would not improve and it was best for Charlie to “die with dignity.”

No. They are tired of working on a ‘lost cause’ and want to free up hospital space for another government subsidized patient. The court has said “no more government money on this one!”

This is Twilight Zone-ish

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

***essentially euthanizing an infant against his parents’ wishes.***

My wife’s niece had a similar situation with a different ending.
Her baby girl was born premature, and was on life support. The doctors wanted to pull the plug and the parents refused. They worked at home to keep the baby alive.
FAST FORWARD 25 years.
The child grew strong, got educated, went to New York and appeared in Broadway shows for a while and later worked in a talent agency.
She now teaches theater and sends many of her graduate students to Broadway and Hollywood.

[ConservaTeen]

Socialized medicine is not what Free People needs. It is legalized murder...

[Pajamajan]

"This is an exercise in government control-freak-ism"

That is the real story. But, since we have no real journalists, we hear nothing about this.

Instead we hear yet more attacks against preaident Trump for trying to help this child .

Media Headline on Every Outlet:

What a horrible man Trump is for offering assistance to the baby and his parents to at least give the little guy a chance to live.

(Do these idiots ever stop and think about what it is they are pushing onto the public? Or what happens if the would-be Marxist elitist tyrants actually acheive their goals?)