Alfie Evans’s—and Britain’s—Dark Hour

by John Stonestreet with Roberto Rivera
BreakPoint

Honestly, I’m not sure which hour is Britain’s darkest, the Blitz of 1940 or right now.

The recent blockbuster film “Darkest Hour” portrayed Winston Churchill’s gallant effort to save Britain from the Nazi war machine, as well as the evil ideology that fueled it—an ideology that destroyed human beings deemed inferior and unworthy of life.

Many forget that Hitler’s first target for extermination were individuals with disability. Sadly, even as the heroic British generation that kept the Nazis at bay ages and passes away, the British government today, through its healthcare system, is embracing the killing of innocents in a way that would make Hitler and his henchman proud.

Last summer, we told you about Charlie Gard, a British child with a rare genetic disorder. A London hospital decided, with the backing of the British government, that his case was hopeless, and despite his parents’ wishes, that he should be left to die.

Charlie did die after the hospital withdrew mechanical ventilation.

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