Monday, 25 July 2016

Severely disabled baby should be allowed to die, judge rules

Severely disabled baby should be allowed to die, judge rules A severely disabled baby who has been on a ventilator since he was 18 minutes old should be allowed to die, a high court judge has ruled.

Hospital bosses had asked for permission to withdraw life-sustaining treatment. The three-and-a-half-month-old boy’s parents had objected.

Bosses at the Northampton General hospital NHS trust had asked for a ruling on what was in the baby’s best interests. The Guardian

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