British Take Schiavo One Step Further

Xinhua has up a news article about the British courts allowing a baby to die against her parents' wishes.

Her parents, Darren and Debbie Wyatt, who believe in preserving life at any cost, sought to overturn a court order by Justice Mark Hedley who ruled that it would not be in Charlotte's best interests to die in the course of futile aggressive treatment.

I understand, but don't agree, that the US courts said that Schiavo's husband was the closest one to Schiavo and therefore had the right to make the decision. This isn't even the case here. It seems that the British courts overruled the parents. What a sad turn we have taken.

The BBC has more here.