Wednesday 17 September 2014

This reopens the euthanasia debate

A baby was born three months premature in Poitiers and suffered a stroke. The child needs machines to keep him breathing and is fed intravenously. The prospects for an anywhere near a normal life look bleak. The parents have decided that they want medication and machines to be withdrawn but Doctors think it is too early to know exactly what quality of life the child will have.
Every parent wants a perfect child but sometimes it just does not happen and I can think of many people with handicaps who live very rewarding lives. On the other hand I hate the idea of people being kept alive on machines for years and really do not agree with this. 
Should the parents have the right to decide seems to be this particular issue?

Les parents d'un bébé grand prématuré, soigné au Centre hospitalier universitaire (CHU) de Poitiers, réclament de mettre fin aux soins prodigués à leur enfant. Une affaire qui relance le débat sur l'euthanasie en France.