On this blog, Professor Thaddeus Pope tracks judicial, legislative, policy, and academic developments concerning medical futility and the limits on individual autonomy at the end of life.

Sunday, November 15, 2009

Baby RB Dies After Treatment Withdrawn

On Friday, Baby RB's life support was turned off.  He died with both parents at his side.  (BBC)

The mother, Miss KM, said: “When they took his tube out, I was cuddling him. It was so amazing to see him without it – it’s the longest we had seen his face properly. It made him look so peaceful, he was so beautiful.  “I kept on kissing him. The last thing I said to him was that I loved him and would always be there for him. (Telegraph)
The mother added: "I have no regrets. I didn't want him to be in any more pain. All the tests he had to put up with. He was being prodded and poked. He must have been screaming inside, thinking, 'Mum, why are you letting them do this to me?' "I'm grateful for every second we've had together. But it was time to let him go."  (Mirror)

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