Ted Cruz just finished tweeted a public appeal for the UK government to free little Alfie Evans to seek treatment in Italy.
Here’s what he had to say:
Alfie Evans was born on May 9, 2016 in the United Kingdom. When he was only several months old, he was struck by a mysterious illness, and slipped into coma.
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) April 25, 2018
Doctors initially thought that Alfie would not survive long, but he fought back time and time again, until a chest infection forced him to rely on a ventilator.
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) April 25, 2018
Alfie’s parents, Kate James and Tom Evans, wish to seek experimental treatments for what is thought to be a mitochondrial condition. Italy has granted Alfie citizenship and offered to transport him to a Vatican hospital.
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) April 25, 2018
But UK and European courts have denied their right to seek alternate treatments for their son and instead have forcibly kept him in a hospital. Now they have turned off the ventilator and are waiting for him to die.
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) April 25, 2018
These events remind us of the tragic case of Charlie Gard last year.
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) April 25, 2018
It is a sad irony that while the people of the UK are busy celebrating a royal birth, its government is brushing off a commoner’s right to life.
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) April 25, 2018
It is a grim reminder that systems of socialized medicine like the National Health Service (NHS) vest the state with power over human lives, transforming citizens into subjects.
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) April 25, 2018
Alfie’s life support was turned off two days ago. NHS doctors expected that he would pass away within minutes. Again, he fought back; at the time of this writing, he is continuing to breathe without assistance. But time is of the essence.
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) April 25, 2018
I urge the UK government to grant the Evans family’s request to treat their precious child in Italy. Americans strive to achieve the promise of “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness” for all our citizens, no matter how young or old.
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) April 25, 2018
I encourage all my fellow Americans to join me today in praying for Alfie and his family.
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) April 25, 2018
I hope more and more people like Ted Cruz put pressure on the government of the UK. And Cruz is right, we all need to pray for both Alfie’s complete healing and his release by the UK government to get care in Rome.