Executive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition
Last July I wrote about Tafida Raqeeb, a five-year-old who had a brain bleed on February 9 that left her in coma at the Royal London Hospital where the doctors claimed that she had no hope. Tafida was diagnosed with arteriovenous malformation, a rare condition which causes the blood vessels to have abnormal connections between the arteries and veins.
Doctors in Genoa, Italy stated that they had an expertise in this condition and were willing to treat Tafida. But the Royal London Hospital is refusing to let the parents take Tafida to Genoa.
Tafida's parents have won the legal battle enabling them to bring Tafida to Genoa for treatment. According to the article by Jamie Johnson in The Telegraph:
Doctors in Genoa, Italy stated that they had an expertise in this condition and were willing to treat Tafida. But the Royal London Hospital is refusing to let the parents take Tafida to Genoa.
Tafida's parents have won the legal battle enabling them to bring Tafida to Genoa for treatment. According to the article by Jamie Johnson in The Telegraph:
Mr Justice MacDonald, who had analysed evidence at a recent High Court trial in London, approved a move to Italy in a ruling delivered on Thursday.Tafida's mother, Shalina Begum, was reported by The Telegraph to state:
"We have always had Tafida's best interests at heart and we have never wanted to come to court to have to argue for our rights to seek continued care in a world-class hospital willing to give her the treatment she needs," she said.
"The entire experience of having to fight for our daughter's life over the last three months has been exhausting and traumatic for all of her family."
She added: "It is vital for Tafida that she is removed from the Royal London Hospital and transferred to the Gaslini ... at the earliest opportunity. This is our priority for Tafida."
Similar cases in the UK did not end with the transfer but rather the death of the children involved. Hopefully this case will open the door to other families having the opportunity to receive treatment in other jurisdictions even when British medical experts consider the child to be futile.
* Tafida Raqeeb is the latest case of a UK child being denied treatment abroad.
* British Doctors refuse Tafida Raqeeb, a chance at life.
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