[user104658]

Originally Posted by DemolitionRed

Its good news but why has this come so late in the day?

In my opinion, GOSH have realized that this has gotten so big that the political fallout of turning off his life support would be huge. It would be global... pretty much unprecedented, actually. They have been sticking to their guns but at this point, I don't think they had any choice but to cave, even if they still don't believe it to be in the best interests of Charlie.

Which is sort of worrying, in many ways? We've reached the stage where the weight of social media and celebrity can crush expert opinion into submission, and in actual practice rather than just in theory.

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

In my opinion, GOSH have realized that this has gotten so big that the political fallout of turning off his life support would be huge. It would be global... pretty much unprecedented, actually. They have been sticking to their guns but at this point, I don't think they had any choice but to cave, even if they still don't believe it to be in the best interests of Charlie.

Which is sort of worrying, in many ways? We've reached the stage where the weight of social media and celebrity can crush expert opinion into submission, and in actual practice rather than just in theory.

Completely agree with this, I feel very sad for the little boy, he is kept alive by a machine, he is fed via a tube, Where is the quality of life, I understand the parents frustration but I feel they have lost all perspective now after months of stress, the hospital have kept him alive for months so they can come to terms with letting him go but it's just made it more difficult

[Tom4784]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

In my opinion, GOSH have realized that this has gotten so big that the political fallout of turning off his life support would be huge. It would be global... pretty much unprecedented, actually. They have been sticking to their guns but at this point, I don't think they had any choice but to cave, even if they still don't believe it to be in the best interests of Charlie.

Which is sort of worrying, in many ways? We've reached the stage where the weight of social media and celebrity can crush expert opinion into submission, and in actual practice rather than just in theory.

It's been happening for a while sadly, expert opinions will only be listened to if they say what people want to hear.