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Mike Pence: "It Was an Honor to Host Charlie Gard's Parents at the White House"

Claire Chretien : Dec 19, 2017  Lifesitenews.com

Charlie Gard was the baby from England, born with a rare mitochondrial disease, who was removed from life support despite his parents' wishes and desire to bring him to the United States for treatment.

(Washington, DC)—[Lifesitenews.com] Vice President Pence met last week with the parents of Charlie Gard, the baby with a rare mitochondrial disease who was removed from life support despite his parents' wishes. (Photo: via Twitter)

Pence said it was an "honor" to welcome Charlie's "courageous" parents, Chris Gard and Connie Yates, to the White House to "discuss the life and legacy of their son."

"An honor to welcome the courageous parents of little Charlie Gard, Chris and Connie, to the @WhiteHouse to discuss the life and legacy of their son. Their parental love and devotion to their son is inspiring and a reminder of how precious all lives are." -Tweet by Vice President Mike Pence (@VP) December 15, 2017

Charlie's parents, Chris Gard and Connie Yates, raised more than $1.5 million to transfer him to the U.S. for experimental treatment. But Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH), where he was being treated, thought Charlie's life support should be pulled against his parents' wishes.

A lengthy legal battle ensued, with English and European courts initially ruling that the hospital, not Charlie's parents, could decide his course of care.

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