"The illegal's child is in high care...."

Thanks, SM, that's about as grotesque as it gets...I see you're following the prescribed rhetoric of Admiral Morrison.

Dehumanise them by referring to the mother of a newborn as an "illegal".

You know the interesting thing?

I'll bet that if ever the likes of you or Morrison or your ilk were ever put in a position of being a desperate refugee like this lady from Burma...I bet you'd squeal long and loud till the cows came home.

What "big men" you represent - defending the separation of a sick baby from its mother to score political points.

Poirot, so what exactly are we supposed to do with the sick baby/healthy mother situation?

Let the mother take the child away from the care it needs, or let a perfectly healthy woman use a high-demand hospital bed for weeks?

A 20 minute trip? Visits every day?
What torture! It's worse than Guantanamo Bay!

P,

More phoney histrionics?

1 - The woman is not separated from her child.

2 - She arrived in the country illegally, and as a result is being detained until her asylum status is determined.

SM,

"More phoney histrionics?"

You're a doozy, aren't you, mate.

You'd defend anything...even as common decency and principle are flung out the window by this diabolical govt.

I'm with John Hewson

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-11-15/asylum-seeker-baby-brisbane-hospital-rejects-scott-morrison/5093782

"On Sky News, Dr Hewson accused Mr Morrison of arrogance, saying his treatment of the woman was ridiculous.

"It's inhumanity in the extreme in my view, I mean a mother in these circumstances is normally given 24-hour access to a child in intensive care," Dr Hewson said.

"I mean for heaven's sake, you know Morrison can go make all the short-term points he likes out there but this is something I think that sends absolutely the wrong message."

Not to mention, Morrison misleading us on this:

"A spokesman for Mr Morrison yesterday said doctors at the hospital had advised that it is common for mothers not to stay overnight because of bed restrictions."

But this is what the hospital says (and what I experienced with our newborn):

"But in a statement to ABC's AM program, the Mater Hospital suggested the mother should have been allowed to visit her child whenever she wanted.

The hospital says it encourages new mothers to be involved in the baby's care wherever possible to help establish a strong bond, and does not place restrictions on visiting hours.

"Once a mum is clinically well enough to go home, she is discharged from hospital, but is encouraged to be involved in her baby's care wherever possible to help establish and strengthen her bond with her baby," the statement said.

"Mater places no restrictions on women and they can visit their baby anytime where possible."

You want to defend these standards and principles - fine.

I only hope this deplorable regime is exposed on the world stage for the evil cretins they're turning out to be.

...."An asylum seeker who was moved off Nauru to give birth is being locked up for 18 hours a day in a detention centre in Brisbane while her week-old baby remains in hospital with respiratory problems.

Yes P we should have sent her home to have her baby, but hey, why have a baby at home when they think they can become a leach feeding off the Aussie tax payer.

Well, perhaps they won't feel that way after this, hey!

After all, they are illegals!

Meanwhile, many young Aussie mums struggle with basic day to day expenses.

Charity starts at home!

Yeah, rechy,

If you and SM are examples of wise counsel and measured principle in contemporary Australia...

God help us.