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Does a UK Court Plan to Kill Baby Jake?

Last updated on: August 25, 2015 at 4:42 pm   by Simcha Fisher

Does a UK Court Plan to Kill Baby Jake? 2015-08-25T16:42:20-05:00 Simcha Fisher

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A UK court has ruled that it would be lawful to withhold some medical treatments from the severely ill ten-month-old son of developmentally disabled parents, even the baby dies after those treatments are withheld.

The baby’s name is Jake, and it’s a heartwrenching story.

But is it a story about euthanasia?

Read the rest at the Register.

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