Very upsetting topic about babies and death

[Jessica]

Years ago, when i was at drama school, this girl in my class told us her sister worked in a british hospital in the maternity ward.

Apparently, when babies were physically or/and mentally severely handicaped, they would stop feeding them and it would take up to a week for them to die, of starvation.

I didn't want to believe it.

But my mother has started to work in a hospital in Bristol ( GB) in the kid's cardiac ward.

She said the same thing.

My mother is very upset.

So am i...

[anythinggoes]

Years ago, when i was at drama school, this girl in my class told us her sister worked in a british hospital in the maternity ward.

Apparently, when babies were physically or/and mentally severely handicaped, they would stop feeding them and it would take up to a week for them to die, of starvation.

I didn't want to believe it.

But my mother has started to work in a hospital in Bristol ( GB) in the kid's cardiac ward.

She said the same thing.

My mother is very upset.

So am i...

if that is correct that is fucked up and authorities need to be informed of it ie police that is illegal in this country

[Captain P?l]

sick dude.... tottally sick

[GNR_Green]

I actually believe in euthanasia (sp?) to a point, but that story is extremely disturbing.  No doubt there are people who think they're clever who would rather it happen like that than to just give the baby 'something' or whatever, but starving a person is cruelty.  It must be illegal?

[Jessica]

from what mum said, it is illegal to give something to the baby to lesser the pain and fasten death, therefore, the medicq have no choice ?

[Neemo]

that is fucking horrible

[lald04]

from what mum said, it is illegal to give something to the baby to lesser the pain and fasten death, therefore, the medicq have no choice ?

That is fucked up!! They should at least try to help them live by giving them food!

Do the parents of the babies know about this?

[Jessica]

from what mum said, it is illegal to give something to the baby to lesser the pain and fasten death, therefore, the medicq have no choice ?

That is fucked up!! They should at least try to help them live by giving them food!

Do the parents of the babies know about this?

well, no.

[SuperMike]

How can people be that fucked up?!

[Evolution]

from what mum said, it is illegal to give something to the baby to lesser the pain and fasten death, therefore, the medicq have no choice ?

That is fucked up!! They should at least try to help them live by giving them food!

Do the parents of the babies know about this?

well, no.

What are the parents told?

[Jessica]

from what mum said, it is illegal to give something to the baby to lesser the pain and fasten death, therefore, the medicq have no choice ?

That is fucked up!! They should at least try to help them live by giving them food!

Do the parents of the babies know about this?

well, no.

What are the parents told?

back then, my classmate told us her sister told them the baby had passed away in its sleep.

[Evolution]

Have I got this right? Baby is born handicapped and staff take it upon themselves to do this? Or the parents give consent for euthanasia? Or what?

[Jessica]

Have I got this right? Baby is born handicapped and staff take it upon themselves to do this? Or the parents give consent for euthanasia? Or what?

no, parents can't give consent to euthanasia as it's illegal. And yes, staff take it upon themselves, in some cases. And the medics just tell the parents the kid didn't survive.

[Evolution]

Who the hell could do that? 99% of parents will love their children no matter what. Who are they to play God like that? Truely disgusting.

[2112]

ok like this.

the kid is going to be a total vegetable.

can't eat, can't move, can't go to the toilet by themselves.

yeah you say that can't many babies do when they are new born.

But when your 25?
They are going to be babies the whole life through, needing help when going to toilet, eating.

This is giving the parents a new chanse to create a new child.
And keeps their mental health alive.

[journey]

This is giving the parents a new chanse to create a new child.
And keeps their mental health alive.

It doesn't work that way. Someone's child is not just a kid to look after. It's apart of them. You love your children no matter what. You don't just discard them because they're imperfect. And plus, parents have to go through a lot mentally and emotionally, whether there's anything wrong with the child/children or not.

[nycangel]

ok like this.

the kid is going to be a total vegetable.

can't eat, can't move, can't go to the toilet by themselves.

yeah you say that can't many babies do when they are new born.

But when your 25?
They are going to be babies the whole life through, needing help when going to toilet, eating.

This is giving the parents a new chanse to create a new child.
And keeps their mental health alive.

its still disturbing and disguisting. the staff has no right to kill someones child. if that particular parent wants to take action where their own child is concerned then fine, but its up the parent, and for a nurse or anyone else to take someones life, by starving that poor baby, is one of the worst things ive ever heard of

[lald04]

This is giving the parents a new chanse to create a new child.
And keeps their mental health alive.

I disagree with you there. I think giving birth to and raising a child with a disability strengthens your mental health because you have to deal with more challenges.

Now that brings me to the question:

Would parents rather deal with the mental state of losing a child or have to deal with the mental state of taking care of a child with a disability??

[2112]

First of all, I don not approve to this, but I understand why they do it.

The staff might see it as their responsibility that the society gets new good people.
With such a mishap they rather take away the "failed" child and holocaust it.

The parents are going to blame themselves for the mismade child, genes and stuff, and maybe they won't get another.
In fact they won't have time for another.
Now they are more encouraged of trying again.

so they get another



There are better ways than letting them starve to death.
 

[2112]

reading my own posts makes me realise that I have some serious issues.