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This is not child neglect or abuse. They sought help in the US and raised the money to receive it. The government is refusing them the opportunity to try to help their child through private means. That's the epitome of a death panel.
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You are correct, the judges in this instance did rule that life support should be withdrawn and palliative care only should be administered, and the result of those actions was expected to be death of this child.

The baby had no hope of recovery, was not showing any movement, not capable of crying, not capable of breathing of eating on his own.  There was no way to even know if the baby was in pain.

The treatment the parents wanted to give to their baby was far away, was experimental, had never been tried before on a child with their condition, and was not expected to cure the illness.

The judges did rule against the parents, believing it to be in the best interest of the baby to remove life support and allow the baby to die.

Yes, in some cases, judges need to make decisions against the wishes of the parents.  I believe they made the right decision here.
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