By Right to Life of Michigan The story of Alfie Evans in the United Kingdom shocked and captivated an international audience. His death on April 28 was tragic, leaving his parents and countless people across the globe heartbroken, including his devoted online...
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Alfie Evans: Rest in Peace
By Dave Andrusko Alfie Evans died one month short of his second birthday. The little boy spent most of his brief life in the Alder Hey Children’s Hospital in Liverpool, England. At the end of this story, we have reposted a poem his mom, Kate James, posted on Facebook...
In Memory of Alfie Evans, We Must Press Forward
By Maria Gallagher, Legislative Director, Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation I will never forget that night. My baby daughter, who had been battling a bad cold, was struggling for breath. In the emergency room, surrounded by children in similar straits, I heard from the...
National Right to Life mourns the death of Alfie Evans
Editor’s note. Alfie Evans died early Saturday morning. WASHINGTON – National Right to Life, the federation of 50 state right-to-life affiliates and more than 3,000 local chapters, grieves with Thomas Evans and Kate James over the death of their son, Alfie. The...
“My Gladiator,” Alfie Evans, dies early Saturday morning
By Dave Andrusko Alfie Evans, whose “Alfie’s Army” enlisted recruits from all over the world, died early Saturday morning, five days after being taken off his ventilator by Alder Hey Children’s Hospital which refused to allow his parents to take him to Italy for...
Alfie Evans still breathing on his own, family continues in negotiations with hospital to bring their son home
By Dave Andrusko There have been a number of developments since we reported late last night about Alfie Evans. First and foremost, as of 4:30am EST, Alfie is alive and breathing on his own. I have been unable to get a clarification, but it appears as if he is...
Charlie Gard’s parents call for law to protect babies like Alfie Evans
By Dorothy Cummings McLean LONDON, April 27, 2018 — Charlie Gard’s parents have praised Alfie Evans’ parents and voiced support to a change in the laws regarding parental wishes in medical care. Like Alfie Evans, the late Charlie Gard was an infant whose parents were...
Alfie Evans’s—and Britain’s—Dark Hour
A Life not worth living? By John Stonestreet & Roberto Rivera 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...
Alfie Evans’ parents give ‘final interview,’ asks for privacy
“We will work with his treating team on a plan that provides our boy with the dignity and comfort he needs” By Dave Andrusko Reportedly after spending the afternoon in talks with Alder Hey Children’s Hospital in Liverpool, an exhausted Tom Evans made what The Mirror...
Alfie Evans is not ‘dying’ or ‘brain-dead,’ he’s been misdiagnosed: Polish doctor
By Dorothy Cummings POLAND, April 26, 2018 – A Polish doctor has stated that UK toddler Alfie Evans is not “dying” and is certainly not “brain-dead.” Dr. Izabela Pałgan, a pediatrician and children’s oncologist from Bydgoszcz in Poland, told Radio Wnet April 25 that...