Should Clinically Assisted Hydration and Nutrition Ever Be Withdrawn for a Neonate with a Chronic Non-Progressive Neurological Condition? A Case Study

While instinctively legitimate, enteral feeding in an infant, in this case with severe neurological impairment, is ultimately still a medical intervention. In contrast to prevailing conventions within adult medicine, the careful and nuanced consideration of benefits and burdens from different stakeholders' perspectives is critical before any deliberate withdrawal to allow natural death.