We discuss the chilling case of Alfie Evans and review in detail the rationale invoked by the courts to prevent Alfie's parents from transferring him out of the UK and to condemn the baby to death by withdrawing the life support on which he depended.

Ep. 4 The Alfie Evans case: lessons for doctors

This is a show for all those who love medicine but have grown weary of this vast boondoggle called the health care system.  We produce an episode once a week and we regularly bring in guests that we put on the hot seat.  We discuss current topics in medical science, policy, economics, and ethics, always with an eye toward safeguarding the doctor-patient relationship.  We bring fresh, provocative insights that resonate with physicians in the trenches who are determined not to let their passion for medicine be ground to a pulp.

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This is a show for all those who love medicine but have grown weary of this vast boondoggle called the health care system. We produce an episode once a week and we regularly bring in guests that we put on the hot seat. We discuss current topics in medical science, policy, economics, and ethics, always with an eye toward safeguarding the doctor-patient relationship. We bring fresh, provocative insights that resonate with physicians in the trenches who are determined not to let their passion for medicine be ground to a pulp.

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Ep. 4 The Alfie Evans case: lessons for doctors

Ep. 4 The Alfie Evans case: lessons for doctors