Lightning Strikes Again in Great Britain

Another NHS vs. parents' rights showdown took place
in Great Britain, and the same tragic result reoccurred.
Alfie Evans, just eleven days away from what would
have been his second birthday, died from a neurological
disorder, after having had artificial ventilation and
hydration turned off by order of the Alder Hay Hospital
in Liverpool, the NHS, the Supreme Court of the United
Kingdom and the European Court of Human Rights.
Baby Alfie's case is eerily similar to that of Baby Charlie
Gard, whom your diligent Peasant has written about on
this blog.

Like with Baby Charlie, Alfie's parents wanted to take
him abroad for possible life saving treatment;  Bambino
Gesu' Pediatric Hospital in Rome agreed to do what it could
for Baby Alfie, and without cost to Alfie's parents or to
the NHS. And, as with Baby Charlie, the U.K. government
gave a cold, steely "no". The Italian government even granted
Alfie citizenship and prepared to take him to Rome immediately.
Mariella Enoc, chief of Bambino Gesu' which is affiliated with
the Holy See, thus having a strong connection to the Vatican
and the Pope himself, flew ASAP to Liverpool to attempt
intercession but to no avail. The forces of socialism in the U.K.
won again, claiming another precious little victim.

Tell us again, left-wingers, about how a national health care
program is more humane than a market-based one; show us
how it is more compassionate, more caring, and more responsive
to patients, especially to seriously ill tiny babies like Charlie Gard
and Alfie Evans; demonstrate to us stupid, dense, clueless, short-
sighted right-wing peasants how grand, how efficient, how
forward-looking a state-run health care setup would be, and
how its doctors and officials are so much smarter than we
Great Unwashed are, especially re: choosing the best care
for ourselves and our loved ones. And please illustrate how
it is sometimes absolutely essential that some patients,
especially wee little babies, are made to die. Oh, we poor
simpletons cry out for knowledge! Please educate us as to
why some people simply must be scrapped like old radios
or furniture or clothing, even if there is a real possibility that
their conditions could be turned around and their lives spared.
And do inform us as to how it is that life thus has no truly intrinsic
value, really no value other than that which the almighty, all-
knowing state assigns it in accordance with its purposes!

Ah, 'tis a brave new world ... and your disgusted Peasant, for one,
wants nothing to do with it!

God rest you, Baby Alfie. Enjoy playing together with Baby Charlie
in heaven. How terribly you both have been wronged.


MEM