Where did you stand on that baby charlie case?

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UT1999
07/24/2017
02:36 PM
#1
Did you read this story? It was making big news in the u.s. and the u.k. For a summary of the story follow the link below


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https://www.yahoo.com/gma/charlie-gards-family-ends-legal-fight-sick-boy-135802576--abc-news-topstories.html
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ArchiePeck
07/24/2017
02:38 PM
#2
I feel sympathy for the parents in the situation, but from what I understand all the unbiased medical opinion (ie, not "experts" representing the company selling the miracle treatment plan) was that the baby had effectively zero chance of recovery and was living in a prolonged state of suffering.
UT1999
07/24/2017
02:40 PM
#3
What about who would pay for the care that was needed for this baby? I heard that the parents had raised money from online donors but would that have covered the full cost of all care?
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Sativa_Rose
07/24/2017
02:43 PM
#4
I don't know a ton about this case, but it seems like some European Court prevented this family from taking their son to the US for an experimental treatment. This sounds fucking tyrannical. It's not like the Europeans were going to be paying for it. Hell, they probably spent a lot of taxpayer money on the damn court case. Seems like another example of basic personal liberty being suppressed in Europe.
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GuyCarlPeterson
07/24/2017
10:59 PM
#5
UT1999 posted...
What about who would pay for the care that was needed for this baby? I heard that the parents had raised money from online donors but would that have covered the full cost of all care?

It would have. The parents weren't going to have to pay anything. This should be a scary message on giving the government more control in exchange for free stuff.
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Sir Will
07/24/2017
11:01 PM
#6
ArchiePeck posted...
I feel sympathy for the parents in the situation, but from what I understand all the unbiased medical opinion (ie, not "experts" representing the company selling the miracle treatment plan) was that the baby had effectively zero chance of recovery and was living in a prolonged state of suffering.

Yup. He already has extensive brain damage that couldn't be reversed.
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