Baby Charlie in England

[Jim in CT]

Originally Posted by wdmso

When parents do not agree about a child’s future treatment, it is standard legal process to ask the courts to make a decision.

Is that the case here? I thought both parents desperately wanted to get any treatment available.

[JohnR]

Originally Posted by Jim in CT

Is that the case here? I thought both parents desperately wanted to get any treatment available.

Pretty sure he means when the "parents" as a pair don't agree with the decision of the hospital / doctors / centralized health care consortium

[Jim in CT]

Originally Posted by JohnR

Pretty sure he means when the "parents" as a pair don't agree with the decision of the hospital / doctors / centralized health care consortium

Thanks, I bet you are correct.

Fine, the parents cannot force the hospital to do that which they don't want to do.

But there are other hospitals (in the US and the Vatican) willing to treat this kid, for Christ's sake. All the British have to do, is agree to let him go. And they won't.

Can you IMAGINE how that makes the parents feel?

What would you do in that situation, John? All the British have to do is agree to let this kid go. And they won't, which is denying him a chance, however small it may be, at life.

Trump should send in Seal Team 6 to get that kid out of that goddamn hospital.

I cannot believe that a western nation is taking this position, and that people aren't outraged.