Brit healthcare kills baby for being born 2 days too early

who was born prematurely and died solely because he was denied treatment by the NHS in Britain.

The guidance, drawn up by the Nuffield Council, is not compulsory

Medical experts say babies born before 23 weeks are simply too under-developed to survive, and that to use aggressive treatment methods would only prolong their suffering, or inflict pain.

Actually, the baby was born 18 weeks and 2 days too early.

Experts on medical ethics advised doctors not to resuscitate babies born before 23 weeks in the womb, stating that it was not in the child's 'best interests'.
The guidelines said: 'If gestational age is certain and less than 23+0 (i.e at 22 weeks) it would be considered in the best interests of the baby, and standard practice, for resuscitation not to be carried out.'
Medical intervention would be given for a child born between 22 and 23 weeks only if the parents requested it and only after discussion about likely outcomes.

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But while survival rates for those born after 24 weeks in the womb have risen significantly, the rates for those born earlier have barely changed, despite advances in medicine and technology.
Medical experts say babies born before 23 weeks are simply too under-developed to survive, and that to use aggressive treatment methods would only prolong their suffering, or inflict pain.
The guidelines were drawn up by the Nuffield Council on Bioethics after a two-year inquiry which took evidence from doctors, nurses and religious leaders.
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Studies show that only 1 per cent of babies born before 23 weeks survive, and many suffer serious disabilities.

Amillia Taylor was born in Florida on October 24, 2006, after just 21 weeks and six days in the womb. She celebrated her second birthday last year.
Doctors believed she was a week older and so gave her intensive care, but later admitted she would not have received treatment if they had known her true age.

The problem is, that this is the model for the health care system which Americans are going to have if we simply follow the democrat scheme of fiddle ******* around with the way our present system gets paid for rather than actually trying to fix the problem.

Actually fixing the problem would involve trust busting, the most major piece of such being tort reform. So far, the only American pol I've seen any evidence of having figured this out and said anything about it is Sarah Palin.

I guess it doesn't have to make sense.

What a sad story. I hate to see this stuff politicized.....Just for some perspective - here's a photo of Amillia Taylor's feet at the time of her birth:

Her neonatal medical bill ran over $1,000,000 and was covered by insurance.........I'll wager that if not for such good insurance that this child would not have received medical attention either.

That's all true, and it gets worse: that baby has irreversible brain damage, and low-functioning lungs and intestinal tract. The medical care bills will keep mounting throughout its life. I wonder if Gunga has thought through his thesis that this is a case to emulate or even to make mandatory.

Actually, the baby was born 18 weeks and 2 days too early.

Meanwhile, we are all used to seeing leftists anxious to kill babies.