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October 11, 2007
Britain's Socialized Neonatal Service on the "Brink of Collapse"
As Dems try to sneak socialized medicine in through the backdoor via SCHIP, and Shrillary threatens to impose it outright, another cautionary story reaches us from Britain, which has already succumbed to the disastrous concept:
Special care baby units in Britain are "near breaking point", with some babies being turned away because they cannot ensure adequate care, a charity has warned.
Baby charity Bliss said a lack of funding had also left some units struggling to meet minimum staffing levels.
A spokesman said: "All the evidence points to a neonatal service that is on the brink of collapse."
The report found many neonatal units were forced to refuse new admissions for considerable periods of time because of staff shortages.
Mothers and babies may be forced to travel long distances in search of a unit with the appropriate facilities to care for them, the charity said.
But the important thing is that we'll have equality when decent medical care is no longer available to anyone.
Hat tip: Rantburg.
Posted by Van Helsing at October 11, 2007 1:08 PM
Comments
Van, did you see this in Best of the Web?
Town frets at idea of terror via gumballs- NJ.com
Already they say they've discovered more than 100 unlicensed coin-operated machines in town -- many filled with gumballs, jawbreakers and other candies they call perfect for potential terrorists.
Yep, terrorists will only target unlicensed gumball machines.
Last paragraph:
"We have to sit down as a mayor and board, and come up with a decision on the gumball machines," Poolas said, "for the children."
Maybe this is parody, I don't know. Are these people so loony that they would actually use the phrase "for the children?"
Posted by: Steve at October 11, 2007 3:06 PM
equality in poverty! trip the runner who tries to pass!
Posted by: d at October 11, 2007 9:28 PM
All the more reason to encourage abortions, right?
Posted by: Pam at October 12, 2007 9:54 AM
Poor Brits. If they weren't doing it to themselves, I might be able to muster some sympathy for them.
Fortunately, here in the socialist dystopia called canada, we can still send our women to the good old US of A to birth the babies that socialist health care can't accommodate.
Cheers!
Posted by: k. smart at October 12, 2007 9:59 AM
...and at the same time, the UK desperately needs to increase its birthrate. What a sad situation.
Posted by: Anonymous at October 12, 2007 6:04 PM
