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15. Because science

Mon Jul 24, 2017, 01:21 PM

Jul 2017

Charlie has rights, and thank goodness GOSH and the ethics board and courts insisted on them.

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Charlie Gard's parents end fight over treatment for their terminally ill son [View all] DonViejo Jul 2017 OP

The Right Decision erpowers Jul 2017 #1

Treatment would have never helped obamanut2012 Jul 2017 #2

Says you, but Dr Hirano disagrees. B2G Jul 2017 #7

No one promised a cure Boomer Jul 2017 #8

The Dr. who has financial ties to the "cure" he was promoting? VermontKevin Jul 2017 #12

Nope, you are totally and completely wrong obamanut2012 Jul 2017 #14

Except nothing will save or help their son obamanut2012 Jul 2017 #4

How do you know? I'd demand everything! Sunlei Jul 2017 #5

I wouldn't allow my child to be used for experiments. But that's just me. VermontKevin Jul 2017 #13

Because science obamanut2012 Jul 2017 #15

How does your argument differ from Terry Schiavo's case? NickB79 Jul 2017 #21

Death is not the greatest harm Boomer Jul 2017 #9

They do not own their baby -- their rights do not supercede his obamanut2012 Jul 2017 #17

I hope hes been on constant anesthetic. Sunlei Jul 2017 #18

There is in fact a huge amount of harm in trying NickB79 Jul 2017 #20

Such a sad, heartbreaking situation all around Justice Jul 2017 #6

+1 hamsterjill Jul 2017 #25

Heartbreaking. There are many Charlies out there, Hortensis Jul 2017 #11

Send one of our evangelist healers over there to heal him keithbvadu2 Jul 2017 #19

I like how conservatives got involved in the fight over a BRITISH baby NCDem777 Jul 2017 #22

It is so painful so to lose a child. leftyladyfrommo Jul 2017 #24

God's peace to his parents- it is hell on earth to have to bury a child. Still In Wisconsin Jul 2017 #26