Rather, boiling this down to simple concepts that even you can understand, the legal dispute is between the doctors at the hospital and Alfie’s parents as to what is in Alfie’s “best interests”. Stop me if I’m going too quickly for you. I can add illustrations if that helps.
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If any of that is unclear,
@Liz_Wheeler, please say and I will personally write it out in crayon and have it posted to you. Have a nice day. SBShow this threadThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Uk courts appointed a ‘litigation friend’ to minors - to ensure that the child’s interests are protected. In this case, what the parents want is deemed detrimental to the child.
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No. The brain has different parts with different functions. Those handling some autonomic functions are intact. Those dealing with cognition (thinking) are not. And these will not regenerate.Check any good biology textbook
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American gun nut mentalists using the case (with zero understanding of it) to justify 2nd amendment gun ownership too
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Absolutely sir. I did exactly what
@pjm1kbw recommended - read court decisions from the link he provided. Extremely sad case for all. The judges hearts cannot be immune to the pain that they know their judgment(s) cause. Public can't grasp this fact.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Out of interest, could the hospital trust be considered an emanation of the state as per Foster v British Gas? P.S. Am loving the book, SB.
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Precisely.Sad for the child and his family of course.But when did we stop trusting the NHS to do the best for our children?Medical progress appears to have left common sense behind.
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We need to be careful not to fall victim to expertitis - doctors sometimes get things wrong (eg Ashya King case) so we need to carefully scrutinise each case in detail!
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