UK teen who died after being denied life-saving treatment can now be publicly named
The young girl known as 'ST,' who recently died after losing a year-long battle with the UK's health service to survive, can now be legally named in public.
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UK teen dies after courts refused to consider lifesaving treatment
The young woman's parents remain bound by a court-enforced gag order that prevents the identity of individuals involved in the case from being revealed.
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UK clergyman ready to break an ‘immoral law’ to help dying teenager who wants to live
'This is another example of why removing Christian values from the public square is detrimental to our very way of life,' the Rev. Calvin Robinson told LifeSiteNews.
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British TV star Laurence Fox condemns ruling against life-supporting treatment for dying UK teen
'Putting aside the, in my view, satanic insanity of Justice Robert’s judgement, the silencing of the family’s freedom of speech to speak about the case is an even starker wrong,' declared Laurence Fox.
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‘I trust in God and will not give up hope’: UK teen still determined to stay alive despite doctors
'I have found myself trapped in a medical and legal system governed by a toxic paternalism which has condemned me for wanting to live.'
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Oxford bioethicist rebukes ruling against dying UK teen’s ability to choose life-supporting treatment
The teenager's wish to continue treatment 'is being seen as a reason to deny her dignity as a mentally capable adult. This is a lethal form of paternalism,' says bioethicist Professor David Albert Jones, director of The Anscombe Bioethics Centre.
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Hospital ignores conscious 19-year-old’s request for lifesaving treatment, defers decision to courts
The young woman with a rare genetic condition wants to continue her fight to live, but the National Health Service says she is unfit to make choices about her medical care.
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