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Pope Francis Prays for Infant Indi Gregory as Life Support Set to be Removed in UK
The decision came after Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni wrote to the U.K.’s lord chancellor and secretary of state for justice on Nov. 10 in an appeal to bring Gregory to Rome for treatment.
Indi Gregory Case: Baby to Be Removed From Life Support Thursday Despite Parents’ Pleas
The family, supported by the Christian Legal Centre, says they will appeal the decision.
Parents of Archie Battersbee Lose Appeal: 12-Year-Old Can Be Removed from Life Support, Judges Rule
Removal of life support has been delayed by 48 hours to allow Archie’s family time to appeal to the European Court of Human Rights.
European Court Rejects Parents’ Appeal Against Removal of 2-Year-Old’s Life-Support Treatment
Doctors believe that Alta has no chance of recovery and suffers from consistent pain, while her parents do not agree that she is in consistent pain and say that as Hasidic Jews they consider the sanctity of life to be a fundamental tenet.
Parents of 2-Year-Old Girl Alta Fixsler Await UK Supreme Court Response on Removing Life-Support Against Their Wishes
“It is unconscionable that the British government is usurping the role of parents and disregarding the sincere religious objections of the family,” ten Republican senators wrote, urging Biden to raise the issue with the U.K.’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
