In England, the Child Is the “Mere Creature of the State”
10th May 2018
n the case of the now-deceased toddler, Alfie Evans, the British government, through its Royal College of Pediatrics and its courts, had legal authority. Alfie had legal “interests,” which the government defined in his case, but he did not have any “rights.” Alfie’s parents only had a right to be heard; they had no substantive rights or authority over their child.
IngSoc is coming, better look out.