Let Alta Fixsler Go – WSJ

But that is not an issue here. The medical professionals treating her are insisting on something more monstrous: That even if it wouldn t cost the NHS a penny, Alta Fixsler must be denied the possibility of treatment elsewhere because the experts and her assigned guardian have concluded, as the Hon. Mr. Justice Alistair MacDonald ably summed up in his decision, that she has no quality of life and the burdens of Alta s life outweigh any benefits.

This is, of course, a moral judgment, not a medical one. On its own terms, it isn t clear why it is owed any more deference than the contending moral calculus raised by Alta s parents. Their faith, they say, is rooted in the sanctity of life, the fundamental Jewish belief that human life, no matter how compromised, is invaluable.

via www.wsj.com

Good Lord. If the NHS is correct, Alta isn’t feeling much of anything. So what about her parents’ feelings?