#BreakingNews Medical Ethics Alliance Press Release on "Medical Tyranny" of Hospital Holding Alfie - FULL TEXT

Press release regarding Alfie Evans. Medical

and State Tyranny. 

Press release, regarding Alfie Evans: Medical and State Tyranny

From the Medical Ethics Alliance

14.00pm 24^th April 2018

We are deeply concerned and outraged by the treatment and care offered to Alfie Evans. 
Wanting to withdraw treatment so that he will die, the medical

authorities have taken Alfie to the High Court. At that point, and as a result of the hospital’s
 court action, the parents were stripped of their right to be decision makers for their beloved 
child. They could only advise the Court and look on as the High Court made decisions for Alfie.

The High Court decided that it was in the “Best Interests “ of Alfie to die and duly authorized
 the withdrawal of treatment. As a result the parents are being tortured as they watch the 
hospital take actions expected to lead to his death.

Despite a viable alternative being available (namely transfer by air ambulance for further 
assessment to a specialist hospital in Rome), the hospital and doctors

responsible for his care insists that he remains under their care and on a pathway towards 
death. While he now has some oxygen and some fluid this has taken huge effort to obtain for 
him. He is offered sedation although (we understand) this has not been given at present. 
Sedation (if given) would mean that he would develop respiratory failure and die even more 
quickly.

Actions such as these have now brought the Alder Hey Hospital to worldwide attention and 
by extension bring our whole profession into disrepute.

Medical tyranny must stop. Poor Alfie must not be killed in this way. We demand that the
 authorities to allow Alfie safe passage to Rome.

With respect we insist that with immediate effect the GMC investigate the actions of doctors 
providing his care. Surely the doctors should refuse to implement such a tyrannical decision 
and allow Alfie to go to Rome.

Dr Anthony Cole.  Medical Ethics Alliance

Dr Thomas Ward

Dr Adrian Treloar MV BS FRCP MRCPsych MRCGP

Dr Robert  Hardie

Dr Josephne Venn-Treloar MB BS

Philippe Schepens MD

    Member of the Pontifical Academy for Life(PAV) (1995-2017)

    Member of the board of the PAV (1995-2004)

    Member of the board of the John-Paul II Academy of Life and Family

    Member of the board of the American Life League (honorary)

    Secretary-General of the World Federation of Doctors who respect Human Life

Theresa Mandeville RN, MSN, CMSRN

Carlos A. Casanova, PhD

Deacon William V. Williams, M.D.

  Editor in Chief Emeritus

  The Linacre Quarterly

Dr. Adrian Quinn, Psy. D.

Dr Maria Isabella Sereni

Sara Brugnoli MD

Erica Damler

W W Bendi

Belinda Bright

Elizabeth Heare

Lisa Power

Pauline Woodcock

Francesca.Sorrentino

Annamaria Zardini

Enrico Finetti

Sara McGreevy

Margaret Czyz

Laura Huffman

Michelle

Laura Bolster

Anna Robinson

Anna Maria Napoli

Doyen Nguyen

Angela Southwood

Noli A. Mababangloob

Jonathan Sharman, Clinical  Audit Coordinator

Kareena Leaker

Ana Brillon

Mrs Elizabeth Rhodes

Alex Hewitt

Helena Manuela Rodrigues Freitas

Ryan DellaCrosse

Nicole Murray (Paramedic)

Katie Abbott

Alan Yates.

Maureen Bennett

Iwona Ożarowska

Stacy Mooney

Natasha Barrett

Maria Love

Aga Anisimowic

B Cameron

Ciara O'Connor

Jackie Jones

Amy Rowles

Charlene S

Pietro Friscuolo

Mrs Evelyn Davie

Joseph Burnham, DC

We are inviting doctors to  cosign this petition. If you  wish  to  sign this statement please email secretary@medethicsalliance.org.uk