ok.

honestly, i’m kinda done with this thread. I’ve offered my perspective, and have essentially been told that I’m selfish, stupid, immoral, non-objective, cruel, a troll or psychotic, and a whole host of other horrible things simply because I do not agree, with vehemence, that the plug should be pulled on this child…

As long as the tax payers don’t have to give a dime, go for it. Otherwise just let the kid go and see if any organs can be used for other kids who may need a replacement. Yes their kid may not survive but at least a little part of him will.

Thank you for acknowledging that and qualifying it. Because that’s really the crux of my argument... not that his parents SHOULD do anything, but that there is one side that says let him go, and one person who says there is a shot. I would hope that my choice would be whatever the right one is... but I just don’t…

Thank you. I am really disgusted by the conflation of medical crises and refugee children. Obviously I agree that our stance on syrian refugee children is disgusting... but these aren’t the same thing... not even a little bit. Or the idea that a million children need help, let’s let this one go and move another one up…

IF I KNEW that to be the case, then no, I would not likely allow my child to suffer like that. But. Charlie’s condition is SO rare, that there is no way to KNOW that. I have viewed it with that perspective, and I still think his life, and his chance matters. I also argue that none of us KNOW what we would do in this…

My fucking god. I feel like people on this site are so insensitive about this situation, and are being so flipping insensitive to you. I am so sorry for what you are going through. You are living through this and people are still poo pooing it. Fuck everyone.  Charlie Gard’s life does matter for all the reasons you…

Hm. Seems like you don’t really have the ability to comprehend my perspective. Most parents of children with unfathomably rare terminal illnesses would “experiment” on their children... because the alternative is watching them die. Clinical trials are experiments. Please don’t play sancitmommy here, I’m not advocating…

but you don’t know when that is, and neither do the doctors, and neither do the parents. To argue, philosophically (points that I mostly agree with, for that matter), does not translate into tangible actions.

Fundamentally, I do not see the harm in an attempt. They have been keeping him alive for weeks, to argue for…

I don’t think the doctors or his parents are going to be able to answer what is fair or right for charlie. The universe fucked him pretty hard, to be honest.

I’m not arguing that the doctors at GOSH are WRONG, I am arguing for the voice of the parents here, who no one really seems to understand. simply because they…

An anonymous donor offered to pay for the entire treatment (through the Seattle Children’s Hospital).

to add: do you think there is a solution for cases like these? without trying, we learn nothing. and if we learn nothing, nothing will ever help. at some point, we have to stop thinking so futility and try it.

To say “ there is no hope so we shouldn’t do it, but if there is, then because it wont be documented…

There is hope. Of course there is hope. It may be infinitesimal. But it does exist. To argue that because doctors say that there isn’t, means that there isn’t is ridiculous.

We learn new things about medicine every single day; there is always hope.

Here’s the thing though. for all the not not not, there ARE documented cases where doctors said the same thing, and there WAS improvement. I know that people will think it’s “cute” or “naive” that I feel this way, but my life is hospitals, and doctors, and impossibles. People, parents, that haven’t walked in, or…

I don’t agree with the pro-life movement’s spin on this. But I also don’t agree that this experimental treatment isn’t worth trying. And yes, I get that he is likely suffering. I get that there is strong evidence that the treatment will likely fail.

But I have a terminally ill kid who has a 1 in 2 million genetic…

Go read the comments on Jalopnik’s article about the disability rights lawsuit against Uber. There is a staggering number of people saying that the world shouldn’t cater to people who can’t help themselves.

If you get most of the White vote, you can easily snag enough contrarians and economic conservatives to win. Hispanics are historically conservative and when you start talking about illegal immigration, they don’t associate themselves with “those Mexicans” any more than anyone else. This win was cultivated over the…

Perfectly valid argument. Only problem is that the same could be said for every man candidate too. The reality is that anyone who is dumb enough to want to run for president should hopefully at least be smart enough to know that they are going to get shit on from every side.

I held my nose and voted for Hillary...I’ve detested Trumplethinskin since the day I first saw him and his big orange comb over ego 25+ years ago in NYC. Something just stank about him right up front and I was right...for a change. I’ve also never cared for Hillary...she’s smart, educated, pragmatic but there’s…

I don’t disagree that Trump got lucky. And just to burst your preconceived bubble, I personally think the guy is a piece of shit. But that doesn’t change the reality of the situation. Whether you want to believe that everything is just based on population figures is your (and the dem party’s) failing. The reality is…

.....By that logic, running as anti-Trumps IS a valid option for the Democrats; Trump has reached levels of unpopularity in six months that took W five years.