Re:Both in rich and poor countries, universal health care br...
by oldcynic on Wednesday May 02, 2018 @12:38PM
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> But Italian doctors believed different treatments were warranted
Again no.
"The Italian hospital had acknowledged it could not find a cure, but had proposed maintaining Alfie’s life for about two weeks while doctors tried to investigate his condition."
There are no treatments - even that seems to be agreed.
> In a private healthcare system, the parents would be free to pursue that
If they could afford to write a blank cheque for open ended life support. Any insurance would defer to the consensus of medical opinion and cease treatment. They would have ceased cover long before the 2 year trail of court cases and appeals all the way up to rejection from the European Court of Human Rights (not part of the EU or UK govt).
Again no.
"The Italian hospital had acknowledged it could not find a cure, but had proposed maintaining Alfie’s life for about two weeks while doctors tried to investigate his condition."
There are no treatments - even that seems to be agreed.
> In a private healthcare system, the parents would be free to pursue that
If they could afford to write a blank cheque for open ended life support. Any insurance would defer to the consensus of medical opinion and cease treatment. They would have ceased cover long before the 2 year trail of court cases and appeals all the way up to rejection from the European Court of Human Rights (not part of the EU or UK govt).