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| Charlie Gard: Life support to be turned off, parents say | Charlie Gard: Life support to be turned off, parents say |
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| The parents of terminally-ill baby Charlie Gard have said his life support machine will be turned off later. | The parents of terminally-ill baby Charlie Gard have said his life support machine will be turned off later. |
| Chris Gard and Connie Yates have criticised doctors after their request to bring their son home to die was denied. | |
| Great Ormond Street Hospital - who believe Charlie has no chance of survival - have refused to comment. | Great Ormond Street Hospital - who believe Charlie has no chance of survival - have refused to comment. |
| On Tuesday, Charlie's parents lost their final legal appeal to take him to the US for treatment. | On Tuesday, Charlie's parents lost their final legal appeal to take him to the US for treatment. |
| Judges at the European Court of Human Rights concluded that further treatment would "continue to cause Charlie significant harm", in line with advice from specialists at Great Ormond Street. | Judges at the European Court of Human Rights concluded that further treatment would "continue to cause Charlie significant harm", in line with advice from specialists at Great Ormond Street. |
| Ten-month-old Charlie is thought to be one of 16 children in the world to have mitochondrial depletion syndrome, a condition which causes progressive muscle weakness and brain damage. | |
| Doctors have said he cannot see, hear, move, cry or swallow. | |
| He has been receiving specialist treatment at Great Ormond Street Hospital since October last year. | |
| In a video statement Ms Yates, from Bedfont, west London, said: "We've promised our little boy every single day that we would take him home, because that is a promise we thought we could keep. | |
| "We were told he has to die in that hospital." | |
| Charlie's parents say they have "begged" administrators to "give us this weekend" to allow his family to say goodbye. | |
| "Some of our family can't come until tomorrow so the last time they saw Charlie is the last time they will ever see him", Mr Gard said. | |
| A spokesperson for Great Ormond Street Hospital said: "As with all of our patients, we are not able to and nor will we discuss these specific details of care. | |
| "This is a very distressing situation for Charlie's parents and all the staff involved and our focus remains with them." |