Tag: Charlie Gard
Parents — Not Bioethicists — Should Decide about Baby’s Life Support
Tinslee Lewis, age 11 months, has a heart defect. The doctors claim the case is hopeless.
Bioethicists to the People: “Obey Us!”
Udo Schuklenk is furious at the public backlash against the forced removal of life support from Alfie Evans in the U.K.
Alfie Evans, a Victim of Technocracy
This was about raw power. If Alfie had escaped the diktat, there would soon be others demanding their freedom too.
Courts Decide It’s Time for Alfie Evans to Die
We are witnessing a steady and growing imposition of technocracy in medicine, where “experts” define the parameters of care.
In the U.K., Another Shut-Off-the-Baby’s-Life-Support Case
Forcing this baby to die when there is no diagnosis would be an act of naked medical authoritarianism.