Evan
Member
Honestly, the news of the week to me is the death of Charlie Gard. Absolutely tragic and wholly unnecessary. The governmentor a hospital has zero business determining whether or not someone can leave to get different treatment. It should have never even lasted more than 1 day in court.
Parents should have the absolute right to determine medical treatment options for their children. There is a bit of a gray area when it comes to parents that want to WITHHOLD normal and life-sustaining care like the loons that want their kids to cure cancer with a raw food diet or anti-vaxxer nuts. But, in those cases there is a clear standard of care and neither is anywhere outside the norm. Although Charlie's treatment would've been experimental, it wasn't being performed by a jungle medicine doctor or shaman, and had clear evidence to back it up. It is a slippery slope because of those situations, but the bottom line is that as should ALWAYS err on the side of life.
Rest in peace, baby Charlie. I'm sure he's in heaven, brain healed, and enjoying his new and healed body. God Bless you, Charlie.
Parents should have the absolute right to determine medical treatment options for their children. There is a bit of a gray area when it comes to parents that want to WITHHOLD normal and life-sustaining care like the loons that want their kids to cure cancer with a raw food diet or anti-vaxxer nuts. But, in those cases there is a clear standard of care and neither is anywhere outside the norm. Although Charlie's treatment would've been experimental, it wasn't being performed by a jungle medicine doctor or shaman, and had clear evidence to back it up. It is a slippery slope because of those situations, but the bottom line is that as should ALWAYS err on the side of life.
Rest in peace, baby Charlie. I'm sure he's in heaven, brain healed, and enjoying his new and healed body. God Bless you, Charlie.