From the Medical Ethics Alliance

at the time of his death we offered our deepest condolences and assurance of our prayers to the parents of Alfie Evans who died early in the morning of the 28th April. Alfie's father wrote on Facebook "My gladiator lay down his shield and gained his wings... absolutely heartbroken."





With the help of his family and friends Alfie clearly showed his humanity. As we reflect upon his life over the coming months we hope that his humanity will continue to inspire and lead others.





But we believe that there are very serious issues and questions about the legal judgements and the removal of his parents rights by the Court. There is a useful discussion of the Care of dying children and adults. Ethics, principles and issues for law reform written by Dr Adrian Treloar published in the Catholic Medical Quarterly . You can read it here .





The Bambino Jesu H ospital has published a Charter to Protect the Rights of Terminally Ill Children

The Medical Ethics Alliance commends the Bambino Gesu Hospital (the Vatican's children’s hospital) for it’s charter to protect the rights of terminally ill children. Read more here



