The American Conservative

In a country like Britain, which has state health care, it is understandable that when a patient is judged past the point of recovery, that medical officials would withdraw life support. I do not say justifiable; I say understandable. Alfie has been living in a semi-vegetative state at the hospital for over a year.

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In a country like Britain, which has state health care, it is understandable that when a patient is judged past the point of recovery, that medical officials would withdraw life support. I do not say justifiable; I say understandable. Alfie has been living in a semi-vegetative state at the hospital for over a year.

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