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Originally Posted by jaxie
It's multiple Judges not a Judge, the case has been to the high court, supreme Court, the European court.
While I understand how desperate his parents must be, it has been said by experts that this baby is suffering and in pain. I don't think the needs of the parent should be considered over the suffering of the child and I think that is where each of the court decisions are coming from.
Great Ormand Street is a wonderful caring hospital who fight hard for the lives in their care. I don't think for one moment they would oppose the parents in court if they thought there was any hope or benefit to this child.
As to taking him home to die, again this is probably a decision with regard the welfare of this little boy and where it is better for him to be to have the least pain and suffering.
It's such a sad case but I don't believe the hospital is doing anything but putting his care first.
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I sadly agree in cases like these Jaxie; it's important that people can step in to stop a child from suffering needlessly. In life in general I 100% believe that parent's wishes for their children should take priority but when it comes to things like this... it's an impossible decision for a parent to make.
Allowing a procedure to take place when it has very little likelihood of succeeding at all, and even if it did succeed, a likelihood of prolonging or potentially even increasing suffering, is not always the right thing to do and frankly the parents are likely to be holding into an infinitesimal hope that the medical professionals, from an objective stance, can see is not realistic.