Whenever I see this posted, my first thought is that he'd barely step into the airport before a dozen armed guards gun him down, forget him ever seeing a plane.
"The Government" did not make the decision. A court ruled on advice from the hospital that continuing respiratory treatment to keep him alive was futile and cruel.
The Italian hospital was not offering any kind of curative treatment, only agreeing to continue the breathing assistance, which the British court ruled was effectively torture.
This story was cynically hijacked by American right-wingers to support their "socialized medicine kills babies" narrative.
Jaydra on December 20th, 2019 at 23:04 UTC »
Whenever I see this posted, my first thought is that he'd barely step into the airport before a dozen armed guards gun him down, forget him ever seeing a plane.
Catharas on December 20th, 2019 at 23:46 UTC »
Wait but...why would the government stop you from just buying a plane ticket?
WhenceAndWhere-via on December 20th, 2019 at 23:55 UTC »
To clarify:
Alfie Evans was not just "sick," he was in a vegetative state and getting worse.
"The Government" did not make the decision. A court ruled on advice from the hospital that continuing respiratory treatment to keep him alive was futile and cruel.
The Italian hospital was not offering any kind of curative treatment, only agreeing to continue the breathing assistance, which the British court ruled was effectively torture.
This story was cynically hijacked by American right-wingers to support their "socialized medicine kills babies" narrative.