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Charlie Gard parents lose court appeal Charlie Gard parents lose European court appeal
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Judges at European Court reject plea from parents of terminally-ill Charlie Gard to intervene in his case Judges at the European Court of Human Rights have rejected a plea from the parents of terminally-ill baby Charlie Gard to intervene in his case.
This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. Chris Gard and Connie Yates lost their final legal bid to take their son to the US for treatment.
If you want to receive Breaking News alerts via email, or on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App then details on how to do so are available on this help page. You can also follow @BBCBreaking on Twitter to get the latest alerts. Specialists at Great Ormond Street Hospital believe Charlie has no chance of survival.
The court agreed, concluding that further treatment would "continue to cause Charlie significant harm".
Charlie's parents had previously seen a Supreme Court challenge to continue Charlie's life support fail.
European Court judges have now concluded it was most likely Charlie was "being exposed to continued pain, suffering and distress" and undergoing experimental treatment with "no prospects of success... would offer no benefit".
They said the application presented by the parents was "inadmissible" and said the court's decision was "final".
BBC health correspondent Fergus Walsh said it is likely Charlie's life support machine will be turned off within a few days following discussions between the hospital and his family.