Family Is ‘Devastated’ After a Hospital Removes Their 2-Year-Old Son from Life Support Against Their

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128. No, the hospital started pushing to test and remove life support within 24 hours of transfer

This was NOT after going to another country. The baby had an asthma attack and went to the hospital and was stabilized and then transferred to another local hospital where he had another attack and ended up on a ventilator. The parents were concerned about the care at the second facility and due to their insurance coverage/facilities they had him moved to the 3rd local hospital. Before even 24 hours had passed they began pushing to test to see if he was brain dead while telling the parents they would likely turn off the ventilator.

There have been cases where patients have tested to be brain dead who woke up just before their organs were harvested, or just woke up out of the blue. While I don't think keeping anyone alive indefinitely is the best thing, I also consider trying to disconnect life support without even trying to give them some time to recover is beneath contempt, disgusting and unethical. Doctors make mistakes. Test results can be wrong. A hospital having the power do this is exactly what those who oppose universal healthcare mean by "death panels." I just don't understand where you are coming from on this issue. Your responses to people are coming off as so cold and uncaring. I just don't get it.