Parents of Charlie Gard say he has died: reports
Source: The Washington Post
By Lindsey Bever July 28 at 1:35 PM
Charlie Gard, the terminally ill British boy whose heartbreaking case captured worldwide attention and inflamed a debate over end-of-life rights, died Friday, only a week before he was to turn 1 year old.
Charlie's parents said their 11-month-old son had died a day after a British court ruled that he should be moved to hospice and be disconnected from a ventilator, a spokesman for the family confirmed to BBC News, the Guardian and the Associated Press.
His parents, Chris Gard and Connie Yates, fought for months in a heart-wrenching court case that weighed their rights to keep their son alive against the desire of doctors to let him die to spare him pain and suffering.
The bitter legal battle elicited sympathy and support from Pope Francis and President Trump, with hospitals in Rome and New York offering to help the child. It came to an exhausting and emotional end once it became clear that an experimental medical treatment that Charlie’s parents wanted for their son was not viable.
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