"I suspect the concern is he expires en route in the back of an ambulance."
Yes, probably.
I don't understand why the parents are desperate to move the boy to a hospice. (Well, I kind of do, as the following makes clear.) They say they want him to "die with dignity", but, as with so many aspect of this case, the protests and demands of the parents say more about them (and those religious groups that have got involved) than about the boy.
As I understand it, he has been brain-dead for some time. It seems to me to be irrelevant where his body technically dies; he won't be able to understand or appreciate it.
I realise this sounds harsh, but as with many things associated with death, much of it is for the benefit of those left behind; funerals etc. are mostly about making the living feel more comfortable than anything else - feeling that "the right thing" has been done.
I have been asked what I want to happen after I die. My response is, "I don't care - I won't be there." But this is very unhelpful for friends and family who want to do "the right thing", so I shall at some point give some suggestions - but only for their sakes, not mine.
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