Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Bereaved mother campaigns against medical guidelines that allow premature babies to die

A mother whose prematurely-born boy died after being denied treatment has condemned guidelines given to doctors. Jayden was denied treatment because he was born earlier than 22 weeks, the cut-off point for treatment under the guidelines. His mother claimed that doctors told her that Jayden "hasn't got a human right, he is a foetus." She went on to say, "The doctors say the babies won't survive, but how do they know if they aren't giving them a chance?" Telegraph

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