Alfie was born with a terminal illness.
The NHS chose not to try experimental treatments on him, on the grounds that they would make him suffer.
While one may argue the merits of the case, this is not the same as killing off the vulnerable just because they have a non-terminal condition that makes them less than perfect.
And, for the record, if an ad or anything else makes a woman uncomfortable with her decision to kill her child, I’m all for it. We need more ads that hit the conscience, not fewer.
As are we all.
The NHS chose not to try experimental treatments on him, on the grounds that they would make him suffer.
That may or may not have been their excuse, but the real reason they murdered him is because the wanted him dead. There were numerous free treatments lined up for him outside of the UK and the NHS blocked him and his parents from leaving to receive them. The only people who should be able to decide that a treatment of a child isn't worth pursuing are the child's parents.