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| Dawes:
Charlie Gard, the baby at the centre of a legal row over his treatment, has died, a family spokesman has confirmed. The 11-month-old was moved to a hospice following a High Court ruling. He suffered from an extremely rare genetic condition causing progressive brain damage and muscle weakness. His parents, Connie Yates and Chris Gard, fought a lengthy legal battle with Great Ormond Street Hospital to allow him to be taken to the US for legal treatment. But on Monday they dropped their legal battle after the doctor said it was too late for it to work. In a statement issued on Friday evening, Ms Yates said: "Our beautiful little boy has gone, we are so proud of you Charlie." On Thursday, she said the couple had been denied their "final wish" to have more time with him after a High Court judge ruled that he would be moved to a hospice and have his life support withdrawn soon after. The couple had wanted to take their son to the US for nucleoside bypass therapy, but specialists at GOSH said the treatment was experimental and that Charlie had irreversible brain damage. http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-40752120 |
| Master Matthew²:
Why did the UK shoot themselves in the foot like this? Seems like they could have earned some moral points if they had just did it. |
| Planr:
Fine socialist healthcare at work. |
| IkeTheGeneric:
--- Quote from: Planr on July 28, 2017, 03:15:58 PM ---Fine socialist healthcare at work. --- End quote --- You know, I almost expected partisan hacks to use tragedies like this as a foot to stand on to shill healtcare. Doesn't make it less scummy though :y |
| DrenDran:
Why was the baby given any care at all? It's literally not a thinking feeling human bean at that point so why not just throw it away when it stops working right? |
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