Mums Wins Request to Let Her 12 year Old Daughter Die, Despite not being on Life Support.
Mums Wins Request to Let Her 12 year Old Daughter #Die, Despite not being on Life #Support.
Charlotte Fitzmaurice holding a photo of her late daughter, Nancy. Photo by SWNS.com.
Charlotte Fitzmaurice and David Wise of London won a legal battle to end th life of their long suffering Daughter
Nancy Fitzmaurice, 12 years old.
Nancy’s quality of life was really bad to start with, from birth, She was born blind, with hydrocephalus, meningitis, and septicaemia, and was never able to walk, talk, eat, or drink on her own.
However, things became worse after a routine surgery went wrong.
That surgery left her in really bad pain that often had her screaming, as well as requiring 24-hour hospital care that included receiving tube feedings and medications.
Following a court victory, the [presiding judge gave approval for Physicians at Great Ormond Street Hospital to remove Nancy’s fluids and feeding tube:
14 days later surrounded by family, Nancy died.
For her mum, she felt that her child was at peace but a lot of people have wondered?
Where do we draw the line in ending the life of a child who can breathe on her own, eat with tubes, not on a ventilator,
How normal is that life? Can parents really make that tough decision for their child?
What do you think?
Charlotte Fitzmaurice holding a photo of her late daughter, Nancy. Photo by SWNS.com.Charlotte Fitzmaurice and David Wise of London won a legal battle to end th life of their long suffering Daughter
Nancy Fitzmaurice, 12 years old.
Nancy’s quality of life was really bad to start with, from birth, She was born blind, with hydrocephalus, meningitis, and septicaemia, and was never able to walk, talk, eat, or drink on her own.
However, things became worse after a routine surgery went wrong.
That surgery left her in really bad pain that often had her screaming, as well as requiring 24-hour hospital care that included receiving tube feedings and medications.
Following a court victory, the [presiding judge gave approval for Physicians at Great Ormond Street Hospital to remove Nancy’s fluids and feeding tube:
14 days later surrounded by family, Nancy died.
For her mum, she felt that her child was at peace but a lot of people have wondered?
Where do we draw the line in ending the life of a child who can breathe on her own, eat with tubes, not on a ventilator,
How normal is that life? Can parents really make that tough decision for their child?
What do you think?
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