In this article, it discusses how a child born with a rare health defect has to eaither be allowed to die or suffer through medical treatments hourly that're painful. The child cannot breathe on his own. His lungs fill with fluid every few hours and doctor's have to drain the fluid. When his lungs fill, it's similar to drowning. When they take the fluid out, it's just as painful for the child. The boy is living a painfilled life and his mother and doctor's want to stop his suffering. The father, however says he recognises his parents and he can play. He's living a life and that shouldn't be taken away from him.

This article relates to health in numerous ways. The child's health is the reason his parent's are fighting over the boy's life. If the father win's, the boy will stay alive, but in great pain and hundreds of medical procedures will occur. If the mother wins, it could encourage euthenization and allow other children to be put to rest because of their diseases.

In London, England a baby was born with a birth defect- something that is not all that uncommon. However, the birth defect is so severe that the mother of the child, as well as the doctors, are opting to end the child's life. The mother and doctors agree that because of this rare disease, congenital myasthenic syndrome, the baby will end up suffering for most of it's life. The baby cannot breathe on its own, and it's lungs fill up with fluid every couple of hours. The father of the child took the case to court and is disputing the idea of putting the child out of it's misery. He wants to give the baby a chance at survival if possible, and is willing to put the child through multiple painful surgeries and testings in order for it to live. He says that the baby is responsive and hopes that it will be able to recover through therapy.

This baby is in critical condition, and is suffering every minute of it's little life so far. However, some see potential for it. So what should they do? Let the baby suffer through and see what happens even though it might result in death anyway, or should they end the baby's misery immediatley? This is often looked at as a question of ethics, and is a topic that arises again and again. As people learning about health, we should do our research and make sure we have accurate information when discussing or dealing with a problem such as this.

Father fights mother over babys life

                This article is about a father and mother who were fighting over if they should let their infant live or not.   It was born with a severe birth defect, which made it hard for the baby to breathe on its own.  The baby’s lungs would fill up with fluid and it seemed as it was choking.  It caused muscle weakness, eating problems, respiratory problems and the problems just seemed to get worse.  The doctors took the baby off its respirator three times to see if it could breathe longer on its own, but that did not progress.  The first time they took the baby off the respirator it breathed on its own for 40 minutes, the second time it breathed on its own for 30 minutes and the third time it breathed on its own for 5 minutes.   The big problem was the father wanted to keep the child on the respirator because he said that the baby would play and it recognized its parents .  While on the other hand the mother wanted take out the respirator and cut the baby’s life so it didn’t have to suffer anymore.

                I think that young baby’s in this type of situation shouldn’t have to suffer like this.  I couldn’t imagine how it feels to be hooked up to a machine all your life not being able to breathe on your own.  I feel bad for this baby and I hope that the court decided to cut its life so it does not have to spend anymore time in the hospital.  As upsetting and hard as it seems it must have been a hard decision for the mother but she’d rather not want to see it suffer and fight for its life any longer.

            There was a baby born in England recently who unfortunately has a rare disease. The parents of this child are separated and both are split on the future of the child.  The mother wants to pull the plug on the life support and the father thinks that the child should be kept alive.  The doctors also think that the child should be taken off the respirator.  The father ended up taking the mother to court to try to gain custody of the child.  Doctors say that the child is miserable and every few hours it’s lungs fill with fluid which makes it feel like it’s suffocating and then the fluid has to be sucked out which also hurts.  The father is going to court to save the baby because he says the baby can recognize him and his surroundings.  The baby suffers from congenital myasthenic syndrome which means he can’t breathe on his own.  It causes muscle weakness and feeding and respiratory problems. The disease is progressive so the child would end up dying anyway.  The hospital is doing its best for the baby.  The baby was taken off it’s respirator 3 times; the first for 40 minutes, then 30, then no more than five minutes.  Doctors have considered a tracheostomy in which they would cut a hoel in the baby’s throat to help it breathe.  There is a doctor that can help him.  Some forms of CMS are curable and the doctor can determine that.

            This is a very unfortunate incident.  The parents are both trying to do what they think is best for the child.  This must be very painful, especially for the baby.  This affects anyone who is going to have a baby or knows someone who will.  They should know the chances of their child getting this rare disease and what steps they can take to try to help their child.  I think that people should think about these choices too just in case that responsibility is dropped on them.

This article describes parents fighting over the life a their child who is suffering from a disease that he can not survive with out life support. The mother is on the side of the hospital which is to pull the plug and put the child out of its suffering that it is going through. The father wants to keep the baby on the support and explore every available option in order to see if the child can live a full life. They have called in a specialist doctor to try and develop a treatment for the kind of CMS that the baby has. The case is continuing on and the married couple is amicably separated from each other. This means that they are separated on good terms most likely until this dispute has been resolved. The child was taken off the respirator three times. The first, he lasted for 40 minutes by himself, then 30 minutes, then not even 5 minutes for the last try. The doctors say that because the fluid in his lungs needs to be constantly drained that he is suffering and he needs to stop.

This is important because this could set a precedent for future cases that are similar to this. Whatever the outcome is one side will win and another side will lose, hopefully before the child has to suffer much longer or before he dies without exploring all possible cures. If the mother wins, in future cases, people may look at this case in order to make a decision easier. If the father wins, new treatments may be available to help people with this specific disease in the future. Personally, I side with the mother. The way it is now, the child is suffering. He is being forced to live. His lungs fill with fluid, which make him feel as if he is drowning so they have to drain the fluid, which makes him suffer even more. Hopefully for the sake of the child, this will be fixed promptly in order to help him, no matter what decision is made.

          In London England, a mother gave birth to a baby who had “severe birth defects”.  Due to these birth defects, the mother and father argue over whether or not the child’s life support should be kept on or switched off.  The mother wants the respirator disconnected as do the doctors.  However the father does not agree.  So, he decided to take this matter to the High Court in London.  Doctors and lawyers argue with the father and state that the child’s life is ‘miserable, sad and pitiful.”  Every few hours, the child’s lungs are filled with fluids, causing the doctors to suction and remove these fluids.  When this happens, it causes the child to feel as if he is choking.   And as the fluid is being removed, it causes him to suffer.  Though the baby can respond to his parents and play with them, he suffers from congenital myasthenic syndrome.  This is a “rare genetic condition which means he cannot breathe on his own.”  This causes his muscles to become very weak and have respiratory and feeding problems.

            When taken off the respirator, the child can breathe on his own for only about 40 minutes.  The second time they tested this, he only lasted for 30 minutes.  The third time, he only lasted 5 minutes.  I feel so bad for this poor little child.  If I were his parents, I don’t know what I would do.  I wouldn’t want to take his little amount of life that he has, but I wouldn’t want him to suffer.  If they decide to keep him on this life support, the boy will have to be dependent on the respirator all his life.  He will never be able to breathe on his own again unless they can find a miracle cure for his disease.  I don’t feel like they should take away the life support, but I feel so bad that this boy will be suffering the rest of his life and will never live a normal life.