A question of morality

I won't often write about subjects that have a political aspect to them but today I have to make an exception.
The British government is trying to get a bill passed in parliament that will begin the dismantling of the NHS in this country. The NHS has served the people of the United Kingdom since 1949 and offers universal healthcare to people no matter the size of their bank balance. It's not perfect but nothing is. What is proposed will see private companies running our hospitals and more. Private companies care about one thing, profit. Profit has no place in healthcare.
As many of my readers know I lost my son to meningitis four years ago. In the three days that Calum was in hospital he was attended constantly by a specialist nurse, paediatricians, neurologists and a host of other medical staff. He was hooked up to expensive medical machines and was administered expensive drugs. All of the incredible care he received was not enough to save him. That same level of care had to be given for a full day after we knew that there was nothing more to be done for him as we had agreed to allow his organs to be used for transplant.
I would hate to think what would have happened if we lived with a private healthcare system. Would my family have had a bill dropping through our door immediately after we had buried our son? Would that bill have meant we had to sell our house if we did not have enough insurance to cover it? Would we have had to say no to the transplant of Calum's organs to save money, which would have meant five other people dying as a result? It doesn't bear thinking about.
Is it morally right for people to profit from other people's illness and tragedy? I have to say no and hope that human decency wins out over ideological dogma. The death of a loved one brings enough pain and heartache without private companies adding to it.