First of all, nutrition and hydration ARE NOT artificial means of keeping someone alive.
Secondly, I NEVER said I agreed with government programs for medical treatment. I said that they already exist, we are already paying for them. YOU are advocating some sort of Malthusian system whereby the government will decide who lives and who dies. YOU are the one advocating more government involvement.
Lastly, as far as I can tell, neither parent has brought up the cost of keeping her alive. Therefore, the assumption must be that the cost of Lauren’s feeding tube (and these are relatively inexpensive to start with) is NOT a factor. YOU are using it as a red herring to justify killing her.