The court effectively ruled that 'further treatment for Alfie would be "unkind and inhumane"', that "continuing life-support treatment would not be in the best

The court effectively ruled that 'further treatment for Alfie would be "unkind and inhumane"', that "continuing life-support treatment would not be in the best interests of Alfie" that it "is not lawful that such treatment continue". This has little to do with universal healthcare, and is more a case of justice (purportedly - I'm not trying to be a judge myself here) protecting a children from its parents.