Pray for Indi Gregory, that she may be given the chance of life
By 
Andrea Williams2023-11-02T17:15:00
A culture of death has taken over our judicial system and NHS, says Andrea Williams. Parents must be free to get their children the medical help they need
Picture the scene: a man is drowning in the sea.
A lifeguard spots him and responds urgently to try to save him. But as the lifeguard is about to run into the water, another lifeguard pulls him back: “He is too far gone – it’ll be futile to try to save him. Even if you keep him alive, he’ll be damaged for the rest of his life. His quality of life will be so far diminished, it won’t be worth living. If you pull him out and perform CPR, it’ll be uncomfortable – you might break his ribs.”
A High Court judge is standing by. He orders that the drowning man should be left to die and that the first lifeguard should be prevented from diving in.
This scenario sounds implausible and heartless. Yet something very similar is happening now in the case of Indi Gregory.
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