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When Life is Litigated

4/25/2018

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J.R. Holmsted
The world has watched as the heartbreaking story of 2 year old Alfie Evans unfolded over the last several days. What should be a story of love, perseverance, and hope for a disabled infant, has been contorted into one of parental rights, court hearings, and state ordered death.

If you are not quite caught up on this case, the latest to focus our attention on the oh-so-benevolent powers of the UK healthcare system, Stacey Lennox at The Resurgent has done an excellent job writing about the ongoing developments.

Most of us have known someone with a terminal diagnosis. Many have grappled with the torturous decision to let someone go. Statistically, fewer of us have had to do so with a child. The argument that Alfie cannot be saved falls flat here. Anecdotal as it may be, how many of you have known someone who sought just one more opinion? One more course of treatment? Or hell, did nothing at all except stay comfortable or go to a place where they felt more so and outlasted all logical, medical predictions? I would guess that number is fairly high.

The point is not whether Alfie can be successfully cured or how long he might survive. The point is that he IS living now and that his parents are not legally allowed to do anything but watch him die as the hospital and courts see fit. They have fought for him. They have loved him. But they have been stripped of one thing that all good parents promise to do for their children. Make decisions to PROTECT them. They are deprived. Because government says so. That is the travesty.

There have been numerous solutions offered in this case:

Money is a problem? They’ll pay.

Keeping the hospital bed is an issue? They’ll go elsewhere.

The UK doesn’t see the need to continue his treatment? They’ll get Italian citizenship and military medical transport is on the tarmac.

Incredulously, they have all been denied. For what purpose? Why not just let them go? To protect the child from an adequately equipped plane ride he may or may not survive? Well what the hell is the difference than him dying in the hospital at any given moment? This has gone far beyond any medical or legal justification. It is a battle of pride, control, and politics.

The UK has actually sentenced this child to die how and when they say. When conference calls are being held after hours to EXPEDITE extubation, yet hearings are not granted with the same urgency, we should be skeptical. When those hearings are then delayed as every second counts while the child somehow survives on his own, it becomes more difficult not to question motives. When this child is being denied basic sustenance as he defies their odds, there should be great cause for concern, even among defenders of the hospital and courts.

Yet those defenders I will not entertain. I will not apologize for my intolerance. Presuming that the hospital is justified and protecting Alfie through refusal to comply with his parent’s wishes or even allow other options, I just cannot digest. It is the epitome of decades of indoctrination that those with authority are our betters. Worse, that some massive system could actually have our individual best interests at heart.

The system serves only one thing. Itself. And survival thereof.

Just looking at this and noting that #Alfie is an anagram of "A Life." pic.twitter.com/6NAJSTxE8G

— Susie Moore (@SmoosieQ) April 24, 2018
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#MisfitMemo: Mother's Day (shmother's day)

5/15/2017

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Welcome to the #MisfitMemo, a weekly rewind of some of our best (worst?) tweets and posts! We tend to do a lot of damage on Twitter in one week, so this is just a sampling of what went down last week. Hope you enjoy!

Well it all started out with a bang! Trump fired Comey and people freaked out. Natch.

UPDATE: Trump fired FBI's Comey based on recommendation of Attorney General Jeff Sessions - White House

— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) May 9, 2017

I basically believe that Comey always tried to do what's right. Which explains why he is hated on a bipartisan basis.

— Alexandra F. B. (@VerumVulnero1) May 9, 2017

The moral grandstanding by Obama officials over the Comey firing is disgusting.

— Mo □ Mo □ (@molratty) May 10, 2017

#JusticeForHillary https://t.co/5RYgeMUubq

— Dan (@danieltobin) May 9, 2017

If Trump had done this earlier I would be President!

Hillary https://t.co/uJRgdGoO1P

— Marc Logic (@marcannem96) May 9, 2017

Lunatic Left: FIRE COMEY

Also Lunatic Left: OMG THE NAZI FIRED COMEY! pic.twitter.com/S6gTuox5WW

— Hug a Bunny Musket (@Patriot_Musket) May 10, 2017

If Congress hadn't spent a century relinquishing authority to the Executive branch the complaints of Congressmen re: Comey might matter.

— CDP □⚾□ (@cdpayne79) May 9, 2017

Democrats seem upset the man who single handedly kept Hillary from victory was fired. □

— Kayla (@VixenRogue) May 9, 2017

Why would you want an FBI director who you think manipulated the election? https://t.co/sPrBQm4X4j

— Dan (@danieltobin) May 10, 2017

LOL. You fuckers just keep adding fat to the fire that is consuming your whole stupid game. Fucking morons. https://t.co/xy0ulPU572

— LunaticRex (@LunaticRex) May 10, 2017

Reminder: HRC would have fired Comey in January, and she'd have done it because he investigated her email and Whitewater.

— Alexandra F. B. (@VerumVulnero1) May 9, 2017

 Apparently Canada doesn't like the U.S. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Poll: Canada's opinion of the U.S. hits a 35-year low https://t.co/uw4P02pviS pic.twitter.com/2Jz7b7YytL

— The Hill (@thehill) May 9, 2017

Poll: No one gives a shit. https://t.co/ZY2UYHwdd4

— Dan (@danieltobin) May 9, 2017

Dear Canada,

The U.S. is just not that into you. https://t.co/LI7dDJRDo9

— Marc Logic (@marcannem96) May 9, 2017

People go absolutely berserk when the New York Times prints a pro-life op-ed & the abortion advocates ramp up their outrage to eleventy zillion.

Awwwww poor little thing is upset about the truth. pic.twitter.com/FxIKn9b9Bt

— Andrew Lynch (@GentlemanRascal) May 9, 2017

Splodey head! https://t.co/ouOd39Pw7t

— J.R. Holmsted (@JHolmsted) May 9, 2017

Abortion means better economic opportunity for women. It means better and less fearful sex (that's something we usually don't want to say).

— Jill Filipovic (@JillFilipovic) May 9, 2017

Wow. If abortion is the only way you have good sex, you're literally a monster. https://t.co/F3yVuvxN0v

— Andrew Lynch (@GentlemanRascal) May 9, 2017

Better economic opportunities for Cecile Richards, specifically. https://t.co/rlk7XuFxNk

— Hug a Bunny Musket (@Patriot_Musket) May 9, 2017

Holy hell. pic.twitter.com/KDSDWcmRoF

— J.R. Holmsted (@JHolmsted) May 9, 2017

If you can't afford a child, don't want a child, or don't want to carry a pregnancy to term for any reason, abortion is responsible. https://t.co/fidihAw8wq

— Jill Filipovic (@JillFilipovic) May 9, 2017

"Don't want a child"

Admitting you view abortion as a method of birth control. https://t.co/AwsEeMXDiU

— Kayla (@VixenRogue) May 9, 2017

Leading up to Mother's Day, we co-opted the #CelebrateWomen tag.

If we are going to #celebratewomen, I'm re-upping my salute to the #BeckySquad (still my favorite thing!) pic.twitter.com/NmmvCbKOap

— Alexandra F. B. (@VerumVulnero1) May 11, 2017

#CelebrateWomen pic.twitter.com/jSJuGxtHAR

— Kayla (@VixenRogue) May 11, 2017

#CelebrateWomen, but not ones who keep their pregnancies and then stay home to raise them. Those bitches are sellouts.

— Hug a Bunny Musket (@Patriot_Musket) May 11, 2017

#CelebrateWomen by freeing them from the shackles of Islam.

— Hug a Bunny Musket (@Patriot_Musket) May 11, 2017
And in somewhat related news, it seems Everyday Feminism is in trouble and well...we don't care?

So EverydayFeminism might be going out of business. To this I say... BWAHAHAHAH. I won't be sharing the donate link. #SaveEF. Good riddance. pic.twitter.com/JgxnAAZh6h

— Andrew Lynch (@GentlemanRascal) May 10, 2017

Mensch continues on her crusade to impeach Trump, but instead lends us more joke material.

EXCLUSIVE: "Trump's Presidency Ended May 9th" - Hatch Getting Security Briefings #TrumpRussia #Comey #Impeachment https://t.co/9JC7GOVMJC

— Louise Mensch (@LouiseMensch) May 13, 2017

Alex Jones wishes he was this crazy... https://t.co/sml4A4iN3E

— Alexandra F. B. (@VerumVulnero1) May 13, 2017

Equivalent to a GOP senator citing infowars. Full on bag-of-angry-monkeys-for-brains crazy. https://t.co/IQFhUw5bXO

— Kayla (@VixenRogue) May 10, 2017

So politicizing Mother's Day is a thing. Why aren't we surprised?

In celebrating #MothersDay I also celebrate the right for all women to decide for themselves if and when they become mothers.

— Sally Kohn (@sallykohn) May 14, 2017

Even if a woman has an abortion, she's still a mom. That's why it's so hard on them, bc you lied and told them their baby doesn't matter. https://t.co/9S07ONG4S0

— Dan (@danieltobin) May 14, 2017

Today I gratefully give my mother the gift of having been dead for 25 years and not having to see what a tub of fuckery our country's become

— Joss Whedon (@joss) May 14, 2017

You've also given her the gift of not seeing what a tub of fuckery you've become. https://t.co/CKdWN6JXOb

— Andrew Lynch (@GentlemanRascal) May 14, 2017

How miserable do you have to be to take issue with Mothers Day? https://t.co/A5O71GdPrF

— Alexandra F. B. (@VerumVulnero1) May 15, 2017

Nothing says "I love you, Mom!" like standing up for the right of mothers everywhere to get the care they need. https://t.co/uFRM9UeosH

— Cecile Richards (@CecileRichards) May 14, 2017

Meet the worst possible messenger for Mother's Day wishes. https://t.co/I0CbxwBW3h

— Mo □ Mo □ (@molratty) May 14, 2017

Saying "I love you, Mom" proves difficult for over 6 million aborted babies whose moms received "care" from PP. https://t.co/iv3LfMEeI7

— J.R. Holmsted (@JHolmsted) May 14, 2017

Your weekly reminder that we don't trust or like the government...and you shouldn't either.

Lives ruined over a cake. Govt at its finest. https://t.co/aPb4vlrJrg

— Dan (@danieltobin) May 11, 2017

Put aside the religion aspect: Is this really who we want to be? Punishing people for thought crimes? https://t.co/lHXeIsdrz5

— Mo □ Mo □ (@molratty) May 11, 2017

Once you accept that everybody in Washington D.C. is dirty af these "crises" are just soap operas your tax dollars are funding.

— CDP □⚾□ (@cdpayne79) May 10, 2017

Teaching high school kids to understand debt and evaluate cost/benefit of a degree program is probably a lot easier, but whatevs. https://t.co/qCjnJhRnek

— Alexandra F. B. (@VerumVulnero1) May 14, 2017

The idea that the people running our govt are evil geniuses instead of a bunch of incompetent second-rate "public servants" is ludicrous. https://t.co/L1NRYJVo1U

— CDP □⚾□ (@cdpayne79) May 10, 2017

Of course it is. Washington DC is corrupt and dirty. It's why we need to stop making it bigger. https://t.co/fyb5bWuTT3

— Dan (@danieltobin) May 9, 2017

A disturbing picture of a man and a shark prompted some hilarious jokes. Hey, if we had to see it, so do you!

I'd like to see you caption this one.

Original source: https://t.co/mvSFu9t4TC pic.twitter.com/VeOVu6lSlV

— Todd (@DCToddM) May 11, 2017

He was a little too excited to mount his trophy fish https://t.co/wxYBQ4It01

— Gringo Suave □□ (@2009superglide) May 11, 2017

Is that cartilage or you just glad to see me? https://t.co/M8ByG2dZa7

— Marc Logic (@marcannem96) May 11, 2017

Of course, we cover all sorts of topics throughout the week...here's the best of the rest!

Noting hypocrisy does not equal defending Trump. We should be past having to make these declarations.

— Dan (@danieltobin) May 9, 2017

Jimmy Kimmel is now setting healthcare policy, in case you needed to know how deeply stupid a people we are. https://t.co/ROYT0JgxMk

— Mo □ Mo □ (@molratty) May 9, 2017

Christianness dick-measuring is the best Twitter...

— Alexandra F. B. (@VerumVulnero1) May 11, 2017

Held in contempt of Congress. https://t.co/rvuUJIa6f9

— Dan (@danieltobin) May 10, 2017

Here's my unpopular opinion: Roger Maris still owns the single-season dinger record. Sorry kids. Juicing fouls the shit all up.

— LunaticRex (@LunaticRex) May 13, 2017

Lastly, check out the pieces published this week and feel free to share!
​

Ask Alex - May 12, 2017
The Pragmatic Volunteer: Part Six - Rex
​We're All Gonna Die! - Dan
The Pragmatic Volunteer: Part Five - Rex
Don't Make Yourself Scarce: Class Resentment Isn't the Path to Life-Saving Drugs - Mo

And with that we bid you adieu! Until next week...

If there's one thing I will say, it's any fucking thing I like.

— LunaticRex (@LunaticRex) May 14, 2017

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