THIS WEEK Leslie Burke sat in court in a wheelchair and listened while lawyers argued whether he should be starved and dehydrated to death. The lawyers arguing in favour of the proposition were egged on by the Secretary of State for Health, who deemed it too expensive to feed and water the ailing patient.The state will play God here.A great moment in socialized medicine.TimesOnLine
Saturday, May 21, 2005
Health service starved of humanity
Not everyone is happy with British health care: