Claiming that pulling the plug is in the patient's "best interest" is silly, obviously.
That's the part of all this that seems weird.
It does seem like it's probably the best decision overall though. There's no point in keeping a brain dead vegatable alive with machines as his other organs are starting to fail one by one. It's a waste of ressources with no potential positive outcome, as far as I can tell.
Ultimately, the UN should have precisely zero influence over UK laws. Some UK laws should probably be changed, overhauled or scrapped completely, but that should be up to UK citizens and lawmakers, not some UN committee.
Claiming that pulling the plug is in the patient's "best interest" is silly, obviously. That's the part of all this that seems weird.
It does seem like it's probably the best decision overall though. There's no point in keeping a brain dead vegatable alive with machines as his other organs are starting to fail one by one. It's a waste of ressources with no potential positive outcome, as far as I can tell.
Ultimately, the UN should have precisely zero influence over UK laws. Some UK laws should probably be changed, overhauled or scrapped completely, but that should be up to UK citizens and lawmakers, not some UN committee.