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  • Family, supporters mourn death of Alfie Evans
    by Lynde Langdon/WORLD News Service, posted Monday, April 30, 2018 (6 years ago)

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    LIVERPOOL, England (BP) -- Alfie Evans, the sick toddler at the center of a legal battle over his treatment in Britain, died early Saturday (April 28).

    "My gladiator lay down his shield and gained his wings at 02:30," his father, Tom Evans, 21, said in Facebook post. Doctors at Alder Hey Children's Hospital in Liverpool, England, discontinued Alfie's life support Monday against his parents' wishes.

    Evans and Alfie's mother, Kate Jones, lost appeal after appeal in court for the ... Read More

  • Infant Charlie Gard dies after parents' futile pleas
    by Tom Strode, posted Friday, July 28, 2017 (7 years ago)

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    WASHINGTON (BP) -- Charlie Gard -- the infant at the center of a battle over parental authority that gained international attention -- has died, his parents announced today (July 28) in England.

    "Our beautiful little boy has gone, we are so proud of you Charlie," his mother, Connie Yates, said in a statement, according to the British Broadcasting Corp. (BBC) News. Read More

  • U.K. baby sparks end-of-life discussion
    by David Roach, posted Friday, July 07, 2017 (7 years ago)

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    LONDON (BP) -- The heart-wrenching case of a British infant with a genetic disease has triggered an international discussion about who should make end-of-life decisions for children.

    London's Great Ormond Street Hospital announced today (July 7) it would reconsider its decision to turn off life support for 11-month-old Charlie Gard. Previously, the hospital had gone against the wishes of Gard's parents, Connie Yates and Chris Gard, by refusing to allow an experimental treatment and by obtaining permission from U.K. and European courts to remove Gard from a ventilator. Read More