Alfie Evans, UK toddler dies at the hand of the State

Alfie Evans, the U.K. toddler is dead. He never quite reached his second birthday because the government refused to allow his parents to take him for treatment in Italy. 

The child was taken off life support in spite of the heartbroken protests of his parents, Kate James and Tom Evans. Even Pope Francis became involved in Alfie's plight but to no avail. The government said that it was in the baby's best interest to allow him to die.

The announcement of Alfie's death came Saturday morning.

Alfie had a degenerative brain condition known as encephalomyopathic mitochondrial DNA depletion. 

It is likely Alfie would have died even if he was treated in Italy, but didn't he and his parents deserve the chance to try to extend his life?

Does any government have the right to overrule the parents of a child who want to save, not kill, their baby? Do they have the right to prevent the parents from leaving the hospital with their baby and traveling to a country that had the decency to make him a citizen in order to treat him?

England is shameful.


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