Baby MB

Baby MB

A UK right-to-life case involving a 19-month-old baby who had spinal muscular atrophy type 1, which leads to nearly complete paralysis. The father, a Muslim, held that only God can take life and refused to discontinue life support, despite the medics’ assertions that invasive ventilation would cause an “intolerable life”. In March 2006, the High Court in London ruled against a hospital's bid to turn off the ventilator.