Father vows to fight on By Dave Andrusko A furious Tom Evans said today the battle to keep his seriously ill son on a ventilator “isn’t over, this is just the start” moments after Mr. Justice Hayden ruled for Alder Hey Hospital which wishes to turn Alfie’s ventilator off. The judge agreed with medical personnel … Read more
“We are sorry we could not save you,” Connie says Tells court delay meant the chance of treatment working was lost By Dave Andrusko The lawyer for Connie Yates and Chris Gard said this morning that the case of their desperately ill son Charlie was “worthy of a Greek tragedy.” Only there was no deus … Read more
By Dave Andrusko Lots to report about little Charlie Gard whose parents are fighting a famous London-based hospital which insists that Charlie’s ventilator be removed and the nearly one-year-old be “allowed to die with dignity.” #1. On Sunday the first scans of Charlie’s brain were taken since March 30. As we’ve reported on a daily … Read more
No decision reached today in emotional hearing By Kathy Ostrowski Policy and Research Director, Kansans for Life (Picture: Featureworld) A decision whether Chris Gard and Connie Yates, will be allowed to take their rapidly failing son Charlie to the United States to obtain experimental treatment will be held off at least another day or two … Read more
Worldwide support mounts for 11-month-old boy By Dave Andrusko Chris Gard and Connie Yates arrive at the High Court on Monday afternoonPHOTO CREDIT: ANDY RAIN/EPA The same judge who ruled in April that it was in little Charlie Gard’s “best interest” to remove his ventilator and die told Charlie’s parents today they have until Wednesday … Read more
By Dave Andrusko In an absolutely stunning turn of events, Mr. Justice Francis of England’s High Court will hear new evidence Monday in the case of Charlie Gard, the 11-month-old boy whom London’s Great Ormond Street Hospital [GOSH] has insisted is better off dead. There had been numerous signals that GOSH would remove Charlie’s life … Read more
Doctors feared “selective termination” very last resort By Dave Andrusko Rowan (left) and Blake like holding hands(picture: Caters) When Hayley Lampshire, 27, from Kidlington, Oxfordshire, England discovered her twins were suffering from an extremely rare condition, the odds were so daunting that (as she told Richard Hartley-Parkinson) “We were told that a selective termination would … Read more
By Tamara El-Rahi Last Tuesday in New York, a church custodian set up the nativity scene inside Holy Child Jesus Church in Queens. He went to lunch and returned to the sounds of a baby crying, only to discover a newborn, with umbilical cord still attached, lying in the manger. Surveillance footage revealed a young … Read more
By Dave Andrusko Editor’s note. This story appeared in the March 2007 edition of National Right to Life News and is part of our year-long “Roe at 40” series where we are reprinting stories from NRL News going back to its founding in 1973. If you are not a subscriber to the “pro-life newspaper of … Read more