At the time, the twins were unable to breathe without a ventilator and were fed through tubes. The babies periodically went into distress and had to be resuscitated to prevent them from dying.
Today, doctors told the newspaper, Kameron breathes without assistance and Kaydon, who is doing most of the breathing for the two, is being weaned off the ventilator. They no longer experience the medical crises that require resuscitation.
To see a video of these two babies, check the link.
Needless to say, the comments to this article are not positive. Because these babies are on Medicaid and the cost is high ($4 million), because some claim they are suffering, because they are said not to be able to make a positive contribution, and because they will die at some point in the future, many people believe treatment should be ceased, or at least they should not be resucitated. One commenter says that the value of a human life comes from the ability of said life to contribute to society.
I believe the value of a human life is innate because human beings are made in the image and likeness of God. I know the cost is high, but what price do we put on a human life? These babies are able to interact with their mother and play with toys. If we as a society decide to take the decisions away from the families and patients, couldn't this apply to other situations? If the cost is high and the majority determine a person unworthy of life, can treatment be ceased against the families' wishes? I know the state is paying for it, and I think that is a problem if government healthcare is implemented.
Ping!
The leftists are capable of a level of evil unlike anything the world has ever seen.
Interesting to read that the doctors are whining about the emotional toll on themselves.
But then, it is Chicago.
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Thieves.
I would not kill my babies and I would not kill one that the other might live. But I am an old man and what do I know?
So, would they apply the same standard to the millions on generational welfare?
False choice. A charity should pick up the tab. That $4 million in tax dollars can be more efficiently used to provide services to numerous people in need.
The entitlement attitude exemplified by the mother is why many able and productive people are priced out of basic health care.
These black hole cases a study in immoral wolves in "moral" sheep's clothing.
There is no mention of a father in this article.
“One commenter says that the value of a human life comes from the ability of said life to contribute to society.”
This comment breaks my heart. In the twisted, evil thinking of our government these poor babies are not worth the money, but they don’t even blink about the millions given to planned parenthood. Makes me sick.
This way of thinking encompasses more than premature or ultimately fatal situations. The handicapped, elderly, disabled, etc. are in big trouble.