Young Canadian Parents Fighting Hospital to Save Their Baby's Life

LifeSiteNews ^ | 1/19/10 | Patrick B. Craine

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“Even though the life-sustaining treatment is beneficial for Isaiah and may in fact lead to his survival,” he wrote on his blog, according to this theory, “he is not deserving of the treatment because even if he does survive, his life is considered futile.”

This is EXACTLY what Zero and his death czars want to do.

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[LukeL]

Not doing blood tests is criminal. Anyone who is has been an inpatient knows that labs are usually drawn daily. I also believe that routine chest films are done to make sure the ventilation tube hasn't moved out of position.

The article does not say if his neonatal reflexes are intact but the fact that he moves without stimulation is a good sign.

[Soothesayer]

These evil “medical” personnel should be forced to give treatment by the court or forced at gunpoint. Instead of caring healers we’re getting thugs. The thugs should be treated like thugs.

[Springman]

Thanks for pinging ff, I was ready before I saw you did.

Hey, why don’t we just off all the worthless eaters, hey my Dad is 86 and just sitting around, my wife only has the use of one eye, and goes to the doctor too much right?

I have high BP, get rid of me right?

[Marmolade]

Prayers for this little one and his parents.

[Daisyjane69]

I’d sure like to know why her OB/GYN didn’t do an ultrasound (if it wasn’t done) to see about the cord being wrapped. They would have done a C-section. I hope it’s not the NHS that is the cause.

My son’s cord was wrapped twice, they caught it via ultrasound, and he was born C-section six weeks early. He just celebrated his 24th birthday last week. He’s a restaurant manager and just got his real estate license.

[dellbabe68]

Unbelievable.

[CondorFlight]

“he is not deserving of the treatment because even if he does survive, his life is considered futile.”

Pretty soon this will be applied to the elderly, severely disabled, etc. (shades of the Third Reich...)

[LukeL]

My mom had a horrible OB/GYN who did not diagnose my mothers gestational diabetes and I was born 6 weeks early with an enlarged liver. I also had cancer and a tumor disorder which was unrelated, but also had mild low muscle tone.

Luckily 25 years latter all is realtivly well.

[wagglebee]

Pretty soon this will be applied to the elderly, severely disabled, etc. (shades of the Third Reich...)

You are exactly right!

“This person suffering from hereditary defects

costs the people 60,000 Reichmarks during his lifetime.

People, that is your money. Read ‘New People’.”

[GovernmentShrinker]

Umbilical cords can become wrapped around the neck (or limbs) during the birth process.

[AAABEST]

I’d sure like to know why her OB/GYN didn’t do an ultrasound...

Though we take them for granted here, in many socialist medicine states, ultrasounds are few to non-existent.

My wife's sister lives in Sweden, and she had to travel hours to go to Stockholm to pay out of pocket for the only ultrasound available in the region. And she's a doctor.

Another one of my wife's friends gave birth to a baby (in Sweden) that suffered brain damage that could have easily been prevented if ultrasounds were part of the prenatal regimen.

[AAABEST]

They are also demanding access to Isaiah's medical records, which have been withheld.

So in Canada a parent doesn't have a right to their own child's medical records?

This is what happens when statist strangers are given control over other's lives.

[Daisyjane69]

I do believe I’ve heard that. In my case, it was fortunate to be found out ahead of time.

The lack of tests this article describes is troubling, as well.

Sure hope this wasn’t all about the $$$.

:(

[RebelTXRose]

A lot of miracles come from the NICU. God gave us the smarts to take care of these babies - why go backwards?

[-YYZ-]

“I hope it’s not the NHS that is the cause.”

Not to nitpick, but Canada does not have a National Health Service. Free access to medical care is mandated by the federal government, and partially funded by it, but the health care systems are run by the provinces. Standards and quality of care vary somewhat from province to province.

Still, this is a good example of what you get with a single-payer gov’t-run health care system. Its practioners are informed by the likely ongoing costs of caring for this child, who in their judgement will have a very poor quality of life. I’d like to say otherwise, but it appears that too often they err on the side of cost savings. The implication that they just want to kill the child for the organs is going a little too far in my opinion, however.

I wonder, are similar decisions ever made in the US by private healthcare insurers who want to control their costs. I guess one can always decide to override their decisions and pay for the chosen medical care themselves. I’m guessing doctors in the US wouldn’t be making this sort of decision, however.