I’ve read a tragic story in today’s Guardian, about Alta, a two-year old girl in hospital on life support, who has no hope of recovery. There is an ongoing legal battle between the hospital and her ultra-orthodox Jewish parents about whether she should be allowed to die in hospital or at home. Lawyers for the family have argued that Alta’s religion has not been adequately taken into account in legal hearings. “In Jewish culture one becomes a member of the faith at conception and Alta’s religion forbids the withdrawal of life-saving care”. It’s bizarre - to me, at least - that such a statement should pass without comment. Are we really supposed to believe that a two-year old child has a religious faith? It only adds to the tragedy that a little girl will end her short life as a martyr to her parents’ religious delusions.
Licenced today: a street scene in Penrith...
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