This is a significantly different situation from that of Master Evans, but is clearly disturbing in the premise.
As I feel this subject deserves its own thread, I am replying to @WuWei in this new thread.
I agreed with the disposition of Master Alfie’s case, as Master Alfie was essentially a living corpse at the point that life support was removed, with no hope of recovery.
However, the case of 19 year old “ST” is entirely different in the premises from that of Master Alfie.
ST is an adult.
ST has been adjudged mentally competent.
ST wishes to continue fighting.
Whether she is deluded is absolutely irrelevant. As long as she is conscious, mentally competent and wishes to live, she should be permitted to do so.
The NHS has crossed the line in this case to forcible euthanasia.
The NHS is surely motivated by financial concerns. Obviously she is expensive to maintain, but the British public took on that burden with the establishment of the NHS. Cost cannot be a factor in care in such a system. The NHS is obligated to take on all comers regardless of cost. This is a blatant cost cutting decision by the NHS.
Master Alfie was a decision of good medicine.
Somebody higher up in the UK might want to reconsider this philosophy.
Are you sure that they should be forced to pay for experimental treatments? Even those with little track record of success?Suppose somebody decided that they could perform a brain transplant on her; try to put her brain into a new body. Should that be allowed? I will agree that ruling against her based on competence is wrong.
Those in authority in this case determine; UK court rules teen with rare disorder incapable of making decisions about care despite begging to live
…but at 2 you know your “gender” even if it goes against the sex of your genitals.
Many people know their gender identity as young as age 2,
It’s all relative to how your opinion goes along with this global, crazy narrative that’s attempting to indoctrinate the world and to spend tax money where those indoctrinating us want it spent.
Actually, the REAL lesson here is “he who pays the bills, gives the orders.”
Any of you that have ordinary health insurance should be familiar with this.
Depending on the type of policy you have, the insurer tells you what doctor you can see, what pharmacy you can go to and what medicines you can take, among other things.
Which is why I have a extremely high deductible catastrophic ONLY policy. I do what I ■■■■■■■ please, as I pay cash for my ordinary care.
Of course, Great Britain has a single payer National Health Service.
I’d let them wandering but with a long leash.
There should be a limit to something far from the norm.
Sudden trip to the unknown can be dangerous and come with no means of return.
