Let them die in the streets to decrease the excess population
- Ebeneezer Scrooge...
Posted on 11/23/2009 12:24:50 PM PST by moonpie57
Edited on 11/23/2009 3:46:03 PM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]
UPDATE, 3:45p: The ADF lawsuit and pro-life hubbub caused the "ethics panel" to decide today to formally agree not to withdraw care for Baby Gabriel. Thanks to all who reposted and called the hospital!
ADF writes:
The agreement between the hospital and Baby Gabriel's mother has not yet been put in writing. ADF attorneys are withdrawing their motion for a temporary restraining order but will not withdraw the complaint until a written agreement is finalized. Until then, the lawsuit is still active.
ADF legal counsel Matt Bowman said, "We are pleased with the ethic panel's decision but look forward to full resolution in writing so Baby Gabriel's life will no longer be in danger."
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The Alliance Defense Fund just filed an emergency injunction and restraining order in response to the decision a couple hours ago by an "ethics panel" at East Tennessee Children's Hospital to discontinue care of 9-month-old Gabriel Palmer.
According to an ADF press release:
Baby Gabriel was born prematurely with a genetic abnormality, club foot, and narrow airway, but he flourished when he went home from the hospital in June, where he grew, played, and received physical therapy while going to regular doctor visits. He was fed through a tube and received some oxygen and medications.
On an October weekend when the baby's regular doctors were unavailable, Palmer took her son to the ETCH emergency room because of breathing problems. After interventions by the medical staff, the baby went into shock, developed pulmonary vascular disease, and was placed on a respirator.
Despite the complications, Baby Gabriel is in stable condition, and an ETCH doctor determined he could live "a long while." The child is alert, active, and responsive when not sedated. In recent days while awake, he spent time kicking his feet, tried to play with his stuffed animals, listened to his mother and grandmother, and responded to his favorite music.
The ADF press release continues:
ETCH recently began giving up on Baby Gabriel's care, and on Nov. 13, the head of ETCH's PICU, Dr. Kevin Brinkmann [pictured right], told Palmer that the hospital was going to stop feeding him milk and giving him his medications, as well as disconnect his respirator, because the staff considered his care "futile."
Brinkmann said a formal "ethics panel" meeting at 12p EST Monday would determine whether to stop treating Baby Gabriel, but he noted that the decision was already a foregone conclusion. Ethics panel members have already said they will decide to cease the baby's care despite his mother's objections. ETCH's policies declare that treatment can be withdrawn over the family's objections as soon as the ethics panel makes its decision.
After doctors decided that Baby Gabriel was not worth treating, ETCH started discriminating against him by denying his basic care. Staff stopped bathing him, ceased applying cream to alleviate his chapped skin, reduced his diaper changes, and have not allowed his physical therapy. ETCH doctors have also discouraged Palmer's attempts to have her son transferred to other medical facilities where he could receive treatment.
ADF filed the motion for restraining order and injunction in Palmer v. East Tennessee Children's Hospital Association... which has set a hearing... for 3::30p EST Monday....
Call the ETCH Community Relations Office at 865-541-8165 to express your outrage. I just did.
Let poor kids die, they’re expendable, right?
Let’s not even go there bud.
I dont know what you mean that the bloodwork is not good, but monitor your daughter carefully. ERs have turned into places where if you are not bleeding, you get sent home
This is one side of the story.
Din-continuance of care is a common need, especially when it was started when the outcome was probably never in doubt.
Also, what is this groups legal standing? Are they retained by the parent, or are they some self-appointed group acting supposedly for the child?
You’re absolutely right. This thread is not the place to debate the costs of health care. A young life hangs in the balance this afternoon. God help this little child!
I was just about to post this myself. A Facebook friend emailed the hospital and in their response they said Gabriel was in critical condition. They also claim that allegations regarding his care were inaccurate. Hopefully we will learn more about the situation soon.
Universal health care meant something different for the better part of 1500 years, until the Socialist the world over came to power and through regulations that in creased cost and taxes the decreased donations pushed the church out and co-opted the concept into “State provided health care”.
The inefficient and ineffective state providing health care is equally as abhorrent and unacceptable as is tossing the less fortunate to the wolves to die. Indeed state run health care appears to toss a broad range of mankind to the wolves, ultimately tossing us all out as it consumes the last of our treasury..
Obvious there would need to be another way, another option...
Our compassion and faith gives us no choice on one and our economy gives us no choice on the other.
Words of wisdom.
No, they put a ventilator tube down her throat. It's out now. She does have a PICC line, though.
Prayers my friend.
I have my moments.
According to my wife not many, but a few.
While I understand where you’re coming from, there are a lot of things we stop funding before we stop funding medical care for handicapped babies. Unfortunately we don’t know the whole story here.
Wonderfully said.
The Govt wants to stop large marches on DC, you know, now that the (peaceful & clean) Conservatives are doing it.(via GlennBeck radio show)
WooHoo.. Lets’s mess with the Left’s heads!
I just called, the woman was polite, and asked for my E-mail. She said she will send a public statement to my E-mail.
I just cannot believe that this is what we have come to in the United States of America. Disgrace.
Jeff.. My Prayers for Emma.. She is a beautiful little princess!
I want to vomit. I also would like to beat the ever living s-it out of every person on this panel.
Begging for it...they are just begging for it.
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