Out Of The Womb, Still In The Crosshairs
The attitude of the British government is that six-month-old Indi Gregory is "Life Unworthy Of Life". Just like last time.
Where does one draw the line on whether someone's continuing to live is too expensive? The baby's case is “difficult”, but the only “problem” is money. The British government claims that Indi is suffering, but there is no indication that government proffered overwhelming—or any—evidence. It just tossed out an opinion, a conclusion without foundation. Instead of trying innovative healing to remedy the child's condition, much better to murder the child in cold blood. If it cost a few buck, don't give a f***.
“Under the Nazis, there was increasing discussion of the possibility of mercy killings, of the Hoche concept of the 'mentally dead,' and of the enormous economic drain on German society caused by the large number of these impaired people. A mathematics text asked the student to calculate how many government loans to newly married couples could be granted for the amount of money it cost the state to care for 'the crippled, the criminal, and the insane.'"
--Robert Jay Lifton,
"The Nazi Doctors: Medical Killing And The Psychology Of Genocide", page 48
"That's a tradeoff society is making because of very, very high medical costs and a lack of willingness to say, you know, is spending $1 million on that last 3 months of life for that patient, would it be better not to lay off the -- those 10 teachers and to make that trade off in medical cost. But that's called the death panel, and you're not supposed to have that discussion."
--Bill Gates
Aspen Conference, July 8, 2010
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From Not Dead Yet's FB Post:
Another UK case about withholding treatment from an infant with a life-threatening, likely fatal, condition. The "best interests" language really bothers me:
"The [NHS] trust seek a declaration that in the event Indi again deteriorates to a point where medical care and treatment is required to sustain her life, that it is not in Indi's best interests to receive any critical care or painful interventions, and it is lawful for her treating clinicians to withhold the same.
"The trust also seek a declaration that it is lawful and in Indi's best interests to be cared for in accordance with the compassionate care plan and such other treatment and nursing care as her treating clinicians in their judgment consider clinically appropriate to ensure that Indi suffers the least pain and distress and retains the greatest dignity."
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The parents of a critically ill baby girl have asked a judge to prevent medics ending her life support.
Six-month-old Indi Gregory has mitochondrial disease and is being cared for at the Queen's Medical Centre (QMC) in Nottingham.
The hospital has applied to the High Court to end her treatment and has said it can do no more for her.
Her parents said they were devastated by the application and that their daughter deserved a chance at life.
[Snip]
Barrister Emma Sutton KC, who led the trust's legal team, told the judge that Indi was "critically" ill.
"Since her birth, Indi has required intensive medical treatment to meet her complex needs and is currently a patient on the paediatric intensive care unit within Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham," Ms Sutton said.
Judge to decide on ending critically ill baby girl's life support
Substack Permalink:
https://terrylclark.substack.com/p/out-of-the-womb-still-in-the-crosshairs
Where does one draw the line on whether someone's continuing to live is too expensive? The baby's case is “difficult”, but the only “problem” is money. The British government claims that Indi is suffering, but there is no indication that government proffered overwhelming—or any—evidence. It just tossed out an opinion, a conclusion without foundation. Instead of trying innovative healing to remedy the child's condition, much better to murder the child in cold blood. If it cost a few buck, don't give a f***.
“Under the Nazis, there was increasing discussion of the possibility of mercy killings, of the Hoche concept of the 'mentally dead,' and of the enormous economic drain on German society caused by the large number of these impaired people. A mathematics text asked the student to calculate how many government loans to newly married couples could be granted for the amount of money it cost the state to care for 'the crippled, the criminal, and the insane.'"
--Robert Jay Lifton,
"The Nazi Doctors: Medical Killing And The Psychology Of Genocide", page 48
"That's a tradeoff society is making because of very, very high medical costs and a lack of willingness to say, you know, is spending $1 million on that last 3 months of life for that patient, would it be better not to lay off the -- those 10 teachers and to make that trade off in medical cost. But that's called the death panel, and you're not supposed to have that discussion."
--Bill Gates
Aspen Conference, July 8, 2010
_______________________________
From Not Dead Yet's FB Post:
Another UK case about withholding treatment from an infant with a life-threatening, likely fatal, condition. The "best interests" language really bothers me:
"The [NHS] trust seek a declaration that in the event Indi again deteriorates to a point where medical care and treatment is required to sustain her life, that it is not in Indi's best interests to receive any critical care or painful interventions, and it is lawful for her treating clinicians to withhold the same.
"The trust also seek a declaration that it is lawful and in Indi's best interests to be cared for in accordance with the compassionate care plan and such other treatment and nursing care as her treating clinicians in their judgment consider clinically appropriate to ensure that Indi suffers the least pain and distress and retains the greatest dignity."
_______________________________
The parents of a critically ill baby girl have asked a judge to prevent medics ending her life support.
Six-month-old Indi Gregory has mitochondrial disease and is being cared for at the Queen's Medical Centre (QMC) in Nottingham.
The hospital has applied to the High Court to end her treatment and has said it can do no more for her.
Her parents said they were devastated by the application and that their daughter deserved a chance at life.
[Snip]
Barrister Emma Sutton KC, who led the trust's legal team, told the judge that Indi was "critically" ill.
"Since her birth, Indi has required intensive medical treatment to meet her complex needs and is currently a patient on the paediatric intensive care unit within Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham," Ms Sutton said.
Judge to decide on ending critically ill baby girl's life support
Substack Permalink:
https://terrylclark.substack.com/p/out-of-the-womb-still-in-the-crosshairs
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