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Charlie Gard: Parents to appeal withdrawal of life support | Charlie Gard: Parents to appeal withdrawal of life support |
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Parents of a baby with a rare condition are appealing against a High Court decision to withdraw life support. | Parents of a baby with a rare condition are appealing against a High Court decision to withdraw life support. |
Specialists at Great Ormond Street say eight-month-old Charlie Gard is unable to move and has significant irreversible brain damage. | |
In April doctors were told they could move Charlie into palliative care. | In April doctors were told they could move Charlie into palliative care. |
His parents said they were "devastated by the result" and will apply to the Appeal Court to re-examine the decision on Tuesday. | His parents said they were "devastated by the result" and will apply to the Appeal Court to re-examine the decision on Tuesday. |
Chris Gard and Connie Yates, of Bedfont, west London, have raised £1.3m to take their son to the United States for pioneering treatment. | Chris Gard and Connie Yates, of Bedfont, west London, have raised £1.3m to take their son to the United States for pioneering treatment. |
Charlie, who was born on 4 August 2016, has a disorder called mitochondrial depletion syndrome, which affects the genetic building blocks that give energy to cells. | Charlie, who was born on 4 August 2016, has a disorder called mitochondrial depletion syndrome, which affects the genetic building blocks that give energy to cells. |
It causes progressive muscle weakness and brain damage. | It causes progressive muscle weakness and brain damage. |
He is thought to only be the 16th person in the world diagnosed with the condition. | He is thought to only be the 16th person in the world diagnosed with the condition. |
Doctors had argued that continuing life-support treatment would not benefit Charlie but "prolong the process of dying". | Doctors had argued that continuing life-support treatment would not benefit Charlie but "prolong the process of dying". |
A lawyer representing Great Ormond Street Hospital said: "This is not pioneering or life-sustaining treatment, but a purely experimental process with no real prospect of improving Charlie's condition or quality of life." | A lawyer representing Great Ormond Street Hospital said: "This is not pioneering or life-sustaining treatment, but a purely experimental process with no real prospect of improving Charlie's condition or quality of life." |
Miss Yates, 31, said: "We were devastated by the result of the last hearing. | Miss Yates, 31, said: "We were devastated by the result of the last hearing. |
"Charlie is still strong and stable. He is growing more beautiful by the day and we knew we couldn't just give up on him." | "Charlie is still strong and stable. He is growing more beautiful by the day and we knew we couldn't just give up on him." |
The couple have dispensed with the services of their former solicitors, Bindmans, and have hired a new legal team. | The couple have dispensed with the services of their former solicitors, Bindmans, and have hired a new legal team. |
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