All life is sacred. The NHS is wrong to withdraw life support against the wishes of parents

Withdrawing medical treatment against the wishes of patients and families, is a sign that society does not value all lives equally, says Tim Dieppe. Human life is sacred and Christians must fight to protect it

Alfie Evans, Archie Battersbee, and Charlie Guard are household names because of the very high-profile nature of their cases in recent years. These cases garner a huge amount of public sympathy and interest. More recently the case of Sudiksha Thirumalesh hit the headlines, though her case is less well-known because of an extremely harsh ‘transparency order’ which prevented her name from being known until after her death. Yet another case, which is current as I write, is that of Indi Gregory – a seven month old baby whose doctors are applying to withdraw critical care.

These cases stir the emotions and raise all sorts of issues and questions. People ask: “Why is the family resisting court proceedings brought by the NHS?” and “Surely the doctors must know best?”