Seriously ill children are being denied(被剥夺，被拒绝) the chance to die at home because the NHS in many parts of England is flouting(公然无视，藐视) its legal duty to provide the care needed to make that happen, critics say(批评者称，评论家认为).
批评人士指出，由于英格兰许多地区的国家医疗服务体系（NHS）无视其法律义务，未能提供让病童在家中离世所需的护理，导致重病儿童被剥夺了在家中离世的机会。
The widespread failure to provide at-home end-of-life care is forcing children who want to die at home to instead do so in hospital.(居家临终关怀的普遍缺失迫使希望在家离世的儿童只能在医院离世。) Campaigners(活动人士，倡导者) have described it as “cruel”.
居家临终关怀的普遍缺失，迫使那些希望在家中离世的儿童不得不在医院离世。活动人士称这是“残忍的”。
The postcode lottery(邮编抽签，地区差异) in palliative(姑息的，缓解的) care means some of the almost 89,000 under-19s in England who have a life-limiting(限制寿命的，缩短生命的) condition may not get their wish to die at home. Medical advances mean their numbers have almost trebled since 2003-04, and the complexities of their illnesses have increased.(医学进步意味着自2003-04年以来，这一数字几乎增至三倍，且病情复杂性增加。) About 1,600 die each year.
姑息治疗中的“邮编抽签”现象意味着，英格兰近8.9万名患有生命受限疾病的19岁以下青少年中，有些人可能无法实现在家中离世的愿望。医学进步意味着自2003-04年以来，这一数字几乎增加了两倍，且他们病情的复杂性也有所增加。每年约有1600人死亡。