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Allow me to address some of your points. Relating to the illness, it is recognised simply as an "unknown neurological disorder". This suggests that the cause of the condition hasn't been identified. We're quoting a Priest defending the child's parents because that particular Priest, Father Frank Pavone, is the National Director of one of the largest Individual Rights Organisations in the US, Priests for Life, and he supports the Parent's decision to move the child to the USA.

There is, as far as I can see, no insinuation that Canada doesn't care about dying babies. The content reads to me that the Canadian hospital concerned, and the panel of experts who reviewed the case, along with the Canadian Superior Court, have concluded that Baby Joseph stands little or no hope of recovery from the condition. In such cases it is sometimes common for medical authorities to conclude that the cost of life support to the board and persistive care would be expensive, although in this case there is no information to suggest how much the Hospital or the Authorities would save by removing life support.

At this age, however, should the child continue to live on, life support would be an inordinately expensive thing to continue with, even if the child were to grow to being at least a toddler.

As you can see from the article, their daughter Zina died from a similar condition within 6 months of her Tracheotomy, so this would suggest that there is the issue of "delaying the inevitable" as you say.

In short, I don't believe there is an issue with the portrayal of the article, the hospital or anyone else in the work - however, as always, you are welcomed to see a second opinion from other editors.