Couple suing hospital over decision to keep baby on life support
Sunday, March 15th, 2009“The decision was really, really difficult to take and after the recommendation of specialists, the parents finally decided okay, we’ll do it,” Serge Laurendeau said. But the hospital ethics committee said the “child could not be considered a dying child” and that withholding food would be unethical. “It is totally unacceptable. The hospital would not comment but has said the parents agreed to let the baby be fed and be taken home. The case centres (more…)