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The "tragic" thing here is your rabid interest in this case and involvement to the point of personal attack of those who are critical of you mister internet GAS doctor. Why are you so interested? Are you a part of this case? Are you sowing seeds of doubt among those who believe in the family regarding life decisions? Why?

Those here who are concerned about hospital admin and govt deciding these issues instead of family do have a personal interest.... it CAN and WILL affect them someday. Those with the interest in siding with other than the family making decisions... I have to wonder why. Even in the mid 1990's the immediate family made these decisions. Tell me what is the legal authority of the hospital to make this decision? We have gone from Doctors who use to "do no harm" to doctors who look the other way and do nothing.

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The personal attacks you state are neither attacks not personal. They are responsible to vicious statements that were made to me. Please understand that a response to an attack that is stern is not an attack. The brutal truth is that many raise their rhetoric when they should reinforce their argument.

This is not a decision point, the fact is that this child is medically and clinically dead. That is the beginning and end of the conversation. This is not a hospital administrator decision this is not a government decision. This is a clinical observation. The hospital is not making this decision. The hospital is operating within the law based on the independent judgment of physicians.

If you wish to quote the hippocratic oath, at least read it and get it all correct and do not generalize. I have not even ever commented on the effect these cases have on the physician staff, however, you likely do not even understand the depth of that conversation.