Alfie Evans and the end of the myth of the UK as a free country.

[Husar]

In a criminal case it is typically a jury who decide the facts of the case.

No, that's wrong. I was in court once and there was no jury.

In this case the injured party is a government agency complaining that the patient's family is not willing to just let the child die and want to leave the county seeking further treatment. Government deciding if government is actually injured and what course to take. I see no harm in allowing the family to decide their course of action and find the government case petulant.

Well, if there is the chance that the child is suffering due to the decision of the family, the government and court have to represent the interests of the child. When parents are beating their child blue and breaking its bones, I suspect you also wouldn't say the parents have to decide how best to raise their child.
Most governments don't even let people decide when to commit suicide and try their best to save them. All of this is usually considered a good thing, partially because people often think differently about these things once the emotions have subsided. This father wanted to sue the government and now he doesn't anymore according to the article I found. Why do you think that is?

[Montmorency]

Most governments don't even let people decide when to commit suicide and try their best to save them. All of this is usually considered a good thing, partially because people often think differently about these things once the emotions have subsided. This father wanted to sue the government and now he doesn't anymore according to the article I found. Why do you think that is?

I would in theory endorse a formal self-termination mechanism. The details are a pain in the ass, obviously.