President Trump Offers To Help Deathly Ill Baby Britain Thinks Should “Die With Dignity”

President Trump Offers To Help Deathly Ill Baby Britain Thinks Should “Die With Dignity”

PRESIDENT TRUMP OFFERS TO HELP DEATHLY ILL BABY BRITAIN THINKS SHOULD “DIE WITH DIGNITY”
JULY 3, 2017
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In a tweet this morning, President Donald Trump stated his desire to help a terminally ill British baby.

As reported previously, Charlie Gard’s parents would like to bring him – using crowdsourced funds – to the United States to partake in an experimental treatment they believe could save his life.

The European Court of Human Rights, however, has ruled against the parents’ wishes, siding with doctors in stating that Gard – who, according to Sky News, suffers from a rare genetic condition and brain damage – should “die with dignity” in a British hospital.

Their belief is that Gard is suffering and the experimental treatment in the U.S. is unlikely to change that.

And so, Gard’s life machine was set to be turned off on Friday.

However, as The Daily Mail reports, the hospital later relented and announced it would leave Gard on the machine for a few more days.

As the situation gained international attention, Pope Francis spoke out and expressed his support for Gard’s parents and their wishes to accompany him to the United States for treatment.

Now, President Donald Trump has added his voice to the mix.

“If we can help little #CharlieGard, as per our friends in the U.K. and the Pope, we would be delighted to do so,” he wrote on Twitter this morning.
It’s unclear exactly what Trump could do given that European officials have ruled on the matter.

However, his statement of willingness to act has garnered plenty of praise online.