Tears in my eyes at the loss of another innocent child.
Prayers that the British people will see the light.
It must be so difficult for the pro-life citizens there.
Part of the problem is that they arent citizens. Theyre subjects.
Theyve bought into the idea that some lives are worth more than others. A healthy royal is worth the most. An unhealthy commoner is worth the least. Anyone who costs more than they produce is a useless eater, and must be allowed to die with dignity.
The phrase brain dead has replaced useless eater, but it serves the same purpose. Life unworthy has been replaced by futile care, and born terminal. Theyve retained the phrase incompatible with life. Theyre as arrogant as the convicted Nazis, who insisted the rest of the world is just too stupid to understand the beauty of their ideas.
Alfies Dad made some comments about some of the hospital employees disliking them and avoiding them, because they were different. I dont know if he ever explained in what way they are different, but I think they have a completely different view of and interaction with the world around them. The hospital employees, and most British subjects, are fully vested in the utilitarian view of life, and Alfies parents arent. That manifests itself in every aspect of daily life. So much of what we say and do is influenced by our views on the value of life. Alfies parents are nothing like the hospital employees who turned corners and darted into storage rooms to avoid them. And it goes beyond a disagreement over medical care.