UK's National Health Service to remove 12-year-old from life support against parents' wishes

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Some Eejit said:
I see no scenario in which any of these 'experts' will be deemed relevant or necessary. Can you elaborate?
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You would need an expert on mental health.
To assess the impact on the parents.
If you cant extrapolate the other topics mentioned or others not mentioned.
Then you should not have an opinion.
 
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Some Eejit said:
Seems like a private matter. Not sure what that has to do with the NHS.



It's still not clear what you meant by this. Can you clarify?
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They would need to assess the damage being done by the decision.
Mental health of the parents and even the guy who turns the power off.
So to speak.
Justification ethically, morally, religious aspects.
But you said they have experts.
Even experts in long term brain damage/recovery, i take it.
 
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It’s a very sensitive area. No parent wants their child to die. A hospital cannot keep someone on life support forever.

Ultimately it’s a sad situation whichever way it ends. The fact, albeit messed up, is that if his chance of recovery is absolutely low, he’s taking up a bed and machines that could save another life.
 
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Oh please.

"It is for God to decide what should happen to Archie, including if, when and how he should die"

Looking from the outside in, I reckon their god has already decided, they didn't like that decision and is now putting their hopes in modern science to keep the the kid "alive". Someone who has no chance of recovery should not be taking up a bed cos reasons at this time.
 
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"It is for God to decide what should happen to Archie, including if, when and how he should die."

Then let God decide, surely God doesn't rely on human machines. This must be really horrible for the parents but you have to let go at some point.
 
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They should have a 12 month maximum period for incidents like this. The precedence this will set will have to be reviewed if they keep him on
I don’t believe their core belief and diagnoses of medical professionals are based on or motivated by funding

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the kid tried to kill himself for social media, let him go
 
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Defonotaltaccount said:
If i was funded by huge amounts of tax money.
Or was a very rich individual.
Whats that got to do with anything ?
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That It's very easy to make comments about money beating out other concerns when you aren't the person paying the bill.

How many other patients with real prospects might get lesser standards of healthcare by keeping this child on life support?
 
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Cray said:
That It's very easy to make comments about money beating out other concerns when you aren't the person paying the bill.

How many other patients with real prospects might get lesser standards of healthcare by keeping this child on life support?
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Have they determined the "prospects" ?
To any reasonable degree ?

Tax money, like what the parents have been paying presumably since 18 or so ?
Yeah they can be given their wish.
Especially if they are still paying.
Wouldnt want the child to be put to death.
While corruption in the millions is potentially rampant.
 
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