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In April 2018, as the parents of a terminally ill toddler in Liverpool, England fought with the country's Supreme Court over the child's fate, Christian satire site the Babylon Bee published an article featuring a statement from UK Prime Minister Theresa May about how children in the United Kingdom are actually owned by the state: The story of Alfie Evans is true. The 23-month-old toddler was admitted to the hospital in December 2016 after a degenerative neurological condition left him in a semi-vegetative state. Evans' parents and the hospital's medical staff disagreed on the best way to treat Alfie, which resulted in an escalating legal battle: Although the courts have been criticized for infringing on the parental rights in the case of Alfie Evans, the quote from Theresa May is pure fiction that was invented by the Babylon Bee, which is a well-known satire web site with a long history of publishing fictional stories.
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