In England, the Child is the “Mere Creature of the State” - Crisis Magazine

In England, the Child is the “Mere Creature of the State” - Crisis Magazine: In 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 …