Baby M - Futility, Surrogate Religion, and COI

In many current and recent conflicts over the appropriateness of continuing life-sustaining medical treatment, the family's demand for continued treatment, contrary to clinician recommendations,t is grounded in Muslim religious beliefs.  



That is also true in the "Baby M" case at Stollery Children's Hospital in Edmonton.  But it sure seems like the Baby M case should be easier to resolve.  Since the parents are charged with inflicting the injuries that caused Baby M to be in a vegetative state, they are probably not (as I have argued in analogous cases) the best decision makers.  They likely do not have Baby M's "best interest" in mind, but may instead be concerned with their own exposure to increased criminal sanctions should Baby M die.  Court of Queen's Bench Justice June Ross is expected to issue her ruling later today.