I wonder if Democrats will just vote against it just because they vote for dead babies out of reflex.
2 House Members to Introduce Legislation to Help UK’s Charlie Gard
Lawmakers plan to introduce legislation to grant lawful permanent residence to Charlie Gard, the terminally ill British infant .
“Our bill will support Charlie’s parents’ right to choose what is best for their son, by making Charlie a lawful permanent resident in the U.S. in order for him to receive treatments that could save his life,” Reps. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, and Trent Franks, R-Ariz., said in a joint statement Friday.Charlie, 11 months old, has an uncommon genetic condition that keeps him from breathing without help. He is also deaf and blind.
“Despite Charlie’s heartbreaking condition, his parents have refused to give up hope,” Wenstrup and Franks said. “They have advocated for him fiercely. They have raised over 1 million [pounds] to pay for their son to receive experimental treatment in the United States. They have kept fighting for his life.”The European Court of Human Rights decided June 27 that Great Ormond Street Hospital could remove life support from Charlie. The London facility has been caring for Charlie since October and planned to take him off life support.
Charlie’s parents, Chris Gard and Constance Yates, want to bring their son to the United States to undergo treatment of his disease, known as infantile-onset encephalomyopathic mitochondrial DNA depletion syndrome. The couple has raised nearly $1.7 million on GoFundMe for expenses related to his treatment.BBC News reported Friday that Great Ormond Street Hospital applied for a fresh hearing in Charlie’s case “following claims of ‘new evidence relating to potential treatment for his condition.’”
The Vatican’s Bambino Gesu Children’s Hospital offered to care for Charlie, but the London hospital denied the request Wednesday, The Atlantic reported.
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