A legal fight in the United Kingdom over whether a terminally ill child should be allowed to leave the country for medical treatment has captured the attention of American conservatives. The case of Alfie Evans, a 23-month-old child with a neurodegenerative disease that has left most of his brain destroyed, has received extensive coverage from outlets like Fox News and become a rallying cry for social conservatives. Alfie Evans: police issue warning over online abuse of medical staff Read moreThe Texas senator Ted Cruz tweeted several times about the case on Wednesday. “I urge the UK gov to grant the Evans family’s request to treat their precious child in Italy. That’s why.”Erick Erickson, a leading conservative activist and commentator, tweeted: “The British press is not a free press or a moral press.

Source: The Guardian April 26, 2018 00:50 UTC