Indi Gregorya 8 month old english baby who suffered a incurable illnessdied this Monday after an intense judicial battle in which the United Kingdom Court of Appeals defined interrupt her treatment and disconnect her in a hospital. The girl’s parents criticized the decision. The Italian Prime MinisterGiorgia Meloni, had intervened in the case so that the baby can be treated in that country.
The legal dispute had been going on for months since British doctors recommended stopping the treatment that was keeping Indi alive, arguing that it was useless and painful. The baby suffered from mitochondrial genetic diseasewhich prevents the body’s cells from producing energy and there is no cure.
Thus, the court decided on Friday to interrupt the treatment, something that effectively happened yesterday. «Indi’s life ended at 1:45 a.m. local time. Claire (his mother) and I are angry, ashamed and heartbroken«said his father, Dean Gregory, in a statement, according to the agency. AFP.
Furthermore, despite the parents’ requests that the disconnection take place at the baby’s home, the Court determined that it was «too dangerous» to do so outside the hospital given the «complications», so she was transferred to a health institution. Dean and Claire took aim at the NHS, the British public health service, and the courts that “They not only robbed him of the opportunity to live longer, but they also robbed him of the dignity of dying in the family home to which he belonged.”.
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The case, of international significance, had a diplomatic turn recently, when the Italian Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni – whose far-right party promotes traditional Catholic family values – granted Indi the Italian nationality.
He Vatican hospital He had offered to continue treating the little girl, but the English high court ruled that Rome’s intervention did not modify any of the previous sentences.
«We did everything we could, everything that was possible. Unfortunately, it was not enough. Have a good trip little Indi,» Meloni reacted this Monday on the social network