- Title: Mother of terminally ill UK baby Charlie Gard returns to court
- Date: 25th July 2017
- Summary: LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (JULY 25, 2017) (REUTERS) CONNIE YATES, MOTHER OF CHARLIE GARD, ARRIVING WITH LAWYER AT BRITAIN'S HIGH COURT YATES AND LAWYER ENTERING BUILDING
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- Keywords: Charlie Gard Britain terminally ill baby U.S. Vatican Donald Trump Pope U.S. support
- Location: LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
- City: LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
- Country: United Kingdom
- Topics: Crime/Law/Justice
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- Story Text:The mother of terminally ill baby Charlie Gard returned to the London High Court on Tuesday (July 25) for a hearing to decide whether her son should have his life support withdrawn at home or in hospital.
The 11-month-old baby suffers from an extremely rare genetic condition causing progressive brain damage and muscle weakness, and his parents' long struggle to save him has drawn an international outpouring of sympathy.
Chris Gard, the boy's father, and Connie Yates on Monday (July 24) gave up their legal battle to prolong his life, saying Charlie's condition had deteriorated too far for any possible recovery.
Charlie's plight has been the subject of a bitter dispute between his parents and the hospital. The parents had wanted him to go to the United States to undergo an experimental treatment they believed had a chance of helping him. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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