Stolen hope tears family's dignity

A lot of people owe apologies to the family of the infant dubbed "Little Hope".

She is the baby girl born on Jan 15 in Tianjin with multiple birth defects, including a heart ailment. According to reports of an online post from the baby's aunt, 30 family members met to discuss her dilemma.

Given the severity of her ailments and the uncertainty of success, the family agonized about the pain of treatment and the disadvantages of physical handicaps if she survived. So her father placed her in a hospice and paid for her treatment there.