Included in the many reasons for why government MUST be COMPLETELY kicked out of healthcare: government lacks reason and accountability.
No one EVER wants to put their health and life into the hands of something that has no rationality and no accountability.
While the clock was ticking on this little boy’s life - with each moment bringing more brain damage that was potentially reversible - the British bureaucracy debated what to do with him. By the time he was examined to see if he was a good candidate for experimental therapy - which would have possibly helped other families in this situation too - the damage was irreversible and there was no hope left.
When the bureaucracy makes the decisions this is always what will happen.
That Charlie died the same day as McCain killed Obamacare repeal is either ironic or providential, depending on how America responds to that fact.