Parents of sick baby say therapy in US is son's 'last hope' of survival

Chris Gard and Connie Yates want appeal court judges to overrule earlier decision for hospital to withdraw Charlie ’s life supportA couple who want to take their sick baby son abroad for treatment have asked three court of appeal judges not to take away their “only remaining hope” for his survival.Chris Gard and Connie Yates want permission to take nine-month-old Charlie, who has a form of mitochondrial disease that causes brain damage and muscle problems, to the US for a therapy trial.Continue reading...
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