The parents of Charlie Gard, the 11-month-old British infant whose rare genetic condition has captured the world's attention, said they want to move their son to a hospital in the United States, where he would receive experimental treatment.
Chris Gard and Connie Yates on Sunday delivered a petition to Great Ormond Street Hospital in London, where Charlie has remained on life support for months. The petition, which has more than 350,000 signatures, calls for Charlie to be transferred.
“He's our son. He's our flesh and blood. We feel it should be our right as parents to decide to give him a chance at life,” Yates told reporters Sunday, according to BBC. “There is nothing to lose. He deserves a chance.”
If you haven't been following this story it's very sad one that no parent should have to go threw.
This story is a textbook example of why socialized medicine is a bad idea. These parents have raise 1.7 million dollars to keep little Charlie alive but the hospital refuses to transfer him to the United State for treatment. Now the courts have to be involved and they will determine Charlie's fate.
In an open free market health care system these parents could of said fuck you to this hospital and used the money they raised to transfer him to a better hospital with no questions asked but not in UK where socialized medicine is the reality. Since when do hospitals and doctors have more rights than a child's own parents?
No parent should have a court system decide whether or not their child lives or dies. I hope the courts submit to the public's demands and let little Charlie come to the US for treatment.