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Little Pippa’s mother defends herself against the decision of the hospital, where her daughter has been treated for almost two years, to suspend life support measures. The flu had seriously damaged the girl’s brain.
Pippa’s mother asked that the girl be taken home and connected to a mobile fan there. “I will not give up,” said the 41-year-old. Nobody knows what medical knowledge there will be in the future that could help Pippa. The father died in 2017.
Parents wanted their child to live as long as possible
The case is reminiscent of little Alfie Evans. The boy, who died in April 2018 at the age of just 23 months, had a serious neurological disease that is not yet clearly diagnosed. Doctors deemed other life support measures useless because the disease had almost completely destroyed the boy’s brain and they wanted to prevent Alfie from suffering further. Parents, on the other hand, wanted their child to live as long as possible.
Life support measures discontinued: Alfie Evans died at the age of 23 months.(00:59)
In the UK, doctors often decide whether terminally ill people will continue to receive treatment. Critics suspect that behind Britain’s tough stance is also fears of an avalanche of costs to the NHS national health system from similar cases. (SDA / bra)
