The parents of eight-month-old Indi Gregory, who is critically ill, are going back to court for another round in their fight for life-support treatment. The hearing will take place in the Family Division of the High Court in London, where a judge will reconsider the case. Indi's parents have lost previous legal battles and failed to convince the European Court of Human Rights to consider their case. The parents disagree with the hospital's decision to limit treatment for their baby, who has mitochondrial disease.
The parents of a critically ill baby are to return to court for another round in a life-support treatment fight.
The hearing has been listed before Mr Justice Peel after a campaign group supporting Indi’s family said an Italian hospital had offered to treat the little girl. They have also failed to persuade judges at the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, France, to consider Indi’s case.Judges have heard that Indi, who was born on February 24, has mitochondrial disease, a genetic condition that saps energy.
Mr Justice Peel had ruled, after a recent trial, that doctors could lawfully limit treatment – appeal judges in London and ECHR judges in France refused to overturn that decision.A spokesman for the Christian Legal Centre, which is supporting Indi’s parents, said on Monday that there had been a “dramatic development”.“Fully funded by the Italian government, the Bambino Gesu Paediatric Hospital in Rome has agreed to accept Indi for treatment.
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