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Concern Over Baby Charlie’s Lawyer’s Position as Head of Voluntary Euthanasia Charity

19-7-2017 < Red Ice Creations 59 145 words
 
Concern Over Baby Charlie’s Lawyer’s Position as Head of Voluntary Euthanasia Charity The lawyer who speaks for Baby Charlie Gard, the infant fighting for his life against a government order that he should be allowed to die, has been revealed as the chairman of a charity which campaigns to make euthanasia legal in the United Kingdom. The appointment of a legal guardian for baby Charlie, rather than allowing his parents to represent him in court, and the background of lawyer Victoria Butler-Cole, has been a source of concern to parents Connie Yates and Chris Gard. The couple has fought an eight-month legal battle against a decision within Britain’s health service to switch off their son’s life support machine, arguing that they should be allowed to take Charlie to the United States for experimental treatment. The Daily Telegraph reports a source close to the parents, who have…
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