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Why Charlie Gard’s case is so disturbing to Americans

What may trouble many Americans about Charlie Gard's case is the idea that a hospital — rather than a parent — can decide to take a child off life support
Connie Yates, mother of terminally ill baby Charlie Gard, carries a stuffed animal after delivering a petition of signatures supporting their case to the Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children in London on Sunday.

Charlie Gard, the 11-month-old English boy with fatal , is at the center of an international debate about who has the right to turn off a patient’s life support system. Charlie’s care team at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London applied for permission to remove him from life support, arguing that he should not be forced to suffer any further since he is sure to die from . Both the British High Court and the European Court of Human Rights , arguing it would be cruel and

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