This article traces the various court decisions that have been made int eh UK regarding the debate between parents and the medical profession over the sanctity of life and their children.
There have been several cases where parents wanted their child to be treated by doctors but the medical profession has said that treatmetn was futile and was only prolonging the agony and suffering of the children. The High Court has found in favour of medical opinion in several landmark cases.
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21 March 2009
Baby in right-to-life battle dies
The parents of the child wanted the baby to be kept alive - right to life.
The doctors said the child was in unnecessary pain and so they wanted to remove the life support machine.
His parents had appealed against a ruling at London's High Court that it was in the boy's best interests to withdraw "life-sustaining treatment". They lost the appeal.
The doctors said the child was in unnecessary pain and so they wanted to remove the life support machine.
His parents had appealed against a ruling at London's High Court that it was in the boy's best interests to withdraw "life-sustaining treatment". They lost the appeal.
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