Albrenia wrote:This is one of those decisions I'd never want to have to make.
Prolong hopeless misery while upholding the freedom of parents to do anything they can to help their child, or end said misery by denying said parents even the chance to try...
Indeed.
This is a classic example of being "damned if you do, damned if you don't:" you can either keep the kid alive, thereby prolong his suffering and potentially diverting resources from an NHS (who due to policies of successive British governments has become increasingly gutted) from other patients who may have better chances at recovering), or you can cut off his life support, which would mean that the parents may risk losing him, but at least allow him to not suffer anymore.
But frankly, I agree with Albrenia, in the fact I don't want to ever have to make this decision, whether it be in the role of the parent, the hospital, or the courts.