Are we talking infanticide here?
There's a story of a horrible case in Texas which, I'm sure, repeats itself all over the country each day: 6-month-old child abused by his parents. And terribly abused: "A physician noted that David Coronado Jr. had 42 skeletal injuries."
So, a court-appointed guardian has asked that he be removed from life support because it's "in his best interests".
His parents don't agree, but I think they forfeited their rights somewhere before the broken bone count reached 42.
Anyway, the AP article makes a really odd reference:
"If he survives his injuries, he will have severe and permanent disability as a result of these injuries," a doctor wrote in one report, the newspaper said.
So, because the child will be disabled, we should kill him now?
I understand the notion of removing life support if there's no hope of living... but isn't the act of removing life support because of future disabilities akin to an abortion about 7 months too late in this case?
Are we okay with that in this country today?
So, a court-appointed guardian has asked that he be removed from life support because it's "in his best interests".
His parents don't agree, but I think they forfeited their rights somewhere before the broken bone count reached 42.
Anyway, the AP article makes a really odd reference:
"If he survives his injuries, he will have severe and permanent disability as a result of these injuries," a doctor wrote in one report, the newspaper said.
So, because the child will be disabled, we should kill him now?
I understand the notion of removing life support if there's no hope of living... but isn't the act of removing life support because of future disabilities akin to an abortion about 7 months too late in this case?
Are we okay with that in this country today?
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