Press release, regarding Alfie Evans: Medical and State Tyranny
From the Medical Ethics Alliance
14.00pm 24th April 2018
We are deeply concerned and outraged by the treatment and care offered to Alfie Evans. Wanting to withdraw treatment so that he will die, the medical authorities have taken Alfie to the High Court. At that point, and as a result of the hospital’s court action, the parents were stripped of their right to be decision makers for their beloved child. They could only advise the Court and look on as the High Court made decisions for Alfie.
The High Court decided that it was in the “Best Interests “ of Alfie to die and duly authorized the withdrawal of treatment. As a result the parents are being tortured as they watch the hospital take actions expected to lead to his death.
Despite a viable alternative being available (namely transfer by air ambulance for further assessment to a specialist hospital in Rome), the hospital and doctors responsible for his care insists that he remains under their care and on a pathway towards death. While he now has some oxygen and some fluid this has taken huge effort to obtain for him. He is offered sedation although (we understand) this has not been given at present. Sedation (if given) would mean that he would develop respiratory failure and die even more quickly.
Actions such as these have now brought the Alder Hey Hospital to worldwide attention and by extension bring our whole profession into disrepute.
Medical tyranny must stop. Poor Alfie must not be killed in this way. We demand that the authorities to allow Alfie safe passage to Rome.
With respect we insist that with immediate effect the GMC investigate the actions of doctors providing his care. Surely the doctors should refuse to implement such a tyrannical decision and allow Alfie to go to Rome.
Dr Anthony Cole. Medical Ethics Alliance
Consultant Paediatrician, Worcester. Previous national Master of the Guild of Catholic Doctors (UK)
Dr Thomas Ward
Dr Adrian Treloar MV BS FRCP MRCPsych MRCGP
Dr Robert Hardie
Dr Josephne Venn-Treloar MB BS
Philippe Schepens MD
Theresa Mandeville RN, MSN, CMSRN
Carlos A. Casanova, PhD
Deacon William V. Williams, M.D.
Dr. Adrian Quinn, Psy. D.
Dr Maria Isabella Sereni
Sara Brugnoli MD
Erica Damler
W W Bendi
Belinda Bright
Elizabeth Heare
Lisa Power
Pauline Woodcock
Francesca.Sorrentino
Annamaria Zardini
Enrico Finetti
Sara McGreevy
Margaret Czyz
Laura Huffman
Michelle
Laura Bolster
Anna Robinson
Anna Maria Napoli
Doyen Nguyen
Angela Southwood
Noli A. Mababangloob
Jonathan Sharman, Clinical Audit Coordinator
Kareena Leaker
Ana Brillon
Mrs Elizabeth Rhodes
Alex Hewitt
Helena Manuela Rodrigues Freitas
Ryan DellaCrosse
Nicole Murray (Paramedic)
Katie Abbott
Alan Yates.
Maureen Bennett
Iwona Ożarowska
Stacy Mooney
Natasha Barrett
Maria Love
Aga Anisimowic
B Cameron
Ciara O’Connor
Jackie Jones
Amy Rowles
Charlene S
Pietro Friscuolo
Mrs Evelyn Davie
Joseph Burnham, DC
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We are inviting doctors to cosign this petition. If you wish to sign this statement please email secretary@medethicsalliance.org.uk
http://www.medethicsalliance.org.uk/press-release-alfie-evans.html
You can read more about Alfies case at https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/breaking-alfie-evans-has-survived-12-hours-without-ventilation
