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'''Charlie Gard''' (b. August 4th 2016 - d. July 28, 2017) is the 10-month-old [[United Kingdom|British]] boy with a debilitating genetic condition that the [[European Union|European]] courts ruled the child must be taken off of life support, against their parent's wishes. The parents have raised funding to get experimental medical treatment for mitochondrial DNA depletion syndrome (MDDS) in the [[United States]]. The court ruling illegally banned the parents from pursuing an experimental treatment. "[[Doctor]]s even refused to let Charlie’s parents take him home, insisting that he die in the hospital."<ref>[http://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/07/03/pope-francis-reverses-vatican-judgment-charlie-gard-siding-parents/ Pope Francis Reverses Vatican Judgment on Charlie Gard Case, Siding with Parents, Breitbart, July 3, 2017]</ref> U.S. President [[Donald Trump]] has weighed in on the matter giving support to the parents.<ref>Deacon, Liam (July 3, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/07/03/trump-backs-fight-save-baby-charlie-gard-would-be-delighted-help/ Trump Backs Fight to Save Baby Charlie Gard, Would Be ‘Delighted’ to ‘Help’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 13, 2017.</ref><ref>Derespina, Cody (July 3, 2017). [http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/07/03/trump-enters-charlie-gard-debate-would-be-delighted-to-help.html Trump enters Charlie Gard debate: 'We would be delighted' to help]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved July 13, 2017.</ref> [[Pope Francis]] has weighed in on the matter calling for the desire for the parents to accompany and care for their own child to the end will be respected. Charlie is stuck in limbo at Great Ormond Street Hospital as judges weigh in on the case brought to trial by doctors determined to block treatment and, in doing so, make the child suffer further.  

'''Charlie Gard''' (b. August 4th 2016 - d. July 28, 2017) was a 10-month-old [[United Kingdom|British]] boy with a debilitating genetic condition that the [[European Union|European]] courts ruled the child must be taken off of life support, against their parent's wishes. The parents have raised funding to get experimental medical treatment for mitochondrial DNA depletion syndrome (MDDS) in the [[United States]]. The court ruling illegally banned the parents from pursuing an experimental treatment. "[[Doctor]]s even refused to let Charlie’s parents take him home, insisting that he die in the hospital."<ref>[http://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/07/03/pope-francis-reverses-vatican-judgment-charlie-gard-siding-parents/ Pope Francis Reverses Vatican Judgment on Charlie Gard Case, Siding with Parents, Breitbart, July 3, 2017]</ref> U.S. President [[Donald Trump]] has weighed in on the matter giving support to the parents.<ref>Deacon, Liam (July 3, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/07/03/trump-backs-fight-save-baby-charlie-gard-would-be-delighted-help/ Trump Backs Fight to Save Baby Charlie Gard, Would Be ‘Delighted’ to ‘Help’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 13, 2017.</ref><ref>Derespina, Cody (July 3, 2017). [http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/07/03/trump-enters-charlie-gard-debate-would-be-delighted-to-help.html Trump enters Charlie Gard debate: 'We would be delighted' to help]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved July 13, 2017.</ref> [[Pope Francis]] has weighed in on the matter calling for the desire for the parents to accompany and care for their own child to the end will be respected. Charlie is stuck in limbo at Great Ormond Street Hospital as judges weigh in on the case brought to trial by doctors determined to block treatment and, in doing so, make the child suffer further.  

Per the family spokesman,<ref>[http://www.dailywire.com/news/18572/charlie-gards-parents-storm-out-court-hank-berrien?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_content=062316-news&utm_campaign=benshapiro# Charlie Gard’s Parents Storm Out Of Court, The Daily Wire, July 13, 2017]</ref>

Per the family spokesman,<ref>[http://www.dailywire.com/news/18572/charlie-gards-parents-storm-out-court-hank-berrien?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_content=062316-news&utm_campaign=benshapiro# Charlie Gard’s Parents Storm Out Of Court, The Daily Wire, July 13, 2017]</ref>