Commentary

Hospitals Pulling the Plug Against Families' Wishes

By Betsy McCaughey
Wednesday, April 25 2018

Who decides whether your sick child lives or dies? You or the hospital? On Monday, the parents of 23-month-old Alfie Evans, who has extensive brain damage, were told their son's life would be terminated by hospital staff. That night, the hospital turned off his ventilator. The hospital decreed "once all external signs of life have ceased," doctors would confirm "that death has occurred." Many hours have passed, and Alfie clings tenuously to life. To avert this crisis, Alfie's parents tried appealing to British courts, but judges ruled on April 20 that "the hospital must…

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