Hearing in Charlie Gard case set to resume

Hearing in Charlie Gard case set to resume | iNFOnews.ca
The parents of critically ill baby Charlie Gard, Connie Yates and Chris Gard, right, arrive at the High Court in London, Friday, July 14, 2017. The parents of the 11-month old, who has a rare genetic condition and brain damage, returned to court Friday hoping for a fresh analysis of their wish to take baby Charlie to the United States for medical treatment. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

LONDON – The parents of Charlie Gard are returning to court in their quest to win permission for their ailing son to travel to the United States for an experimental medical treatment.

The family of the critically ill 11-month-old boy is locked in a legal battle with Britain’s most famous children’s hospital over whether trying the experimental treatment is in Charlie’s best interest. The case attracted international attention after President Donald Trump and Pope Francis weighed in.

Tensions have been high in the case, and medics at Great Ormond Street Hospital have faced threats.

Family spokesman Alasdair Seton-Marsden said Friday that Charlie’s family and supporters condemned threats and intimidation against the judiciary, doctors, and lawyers.

Seton-Marsden says that the family abhors violence, and asked people not to protest outside the hospital.

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