After Charlie Gard: ethically ensuring access to innovative treatment
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DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(17)32125-6
Abstract: 540 www.thelancet.com Vol 390 August 5, 2017 July 24, 2017, marked the end of the long-running legal battle over treatment for UK infant Charlie Gard. International medical experts, invited by the High Court to examine… read more here.
Keywords: gard ethically; benefit; innovative treatment; treatment ... See more keywords
Charlie Gard’s parents end legal fight to keep son alive
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DOI: 10.1136/bmj.j3589
Abstract: The parents of Charlie Gard have decided to end their legal fight over the treatment of their terminally ill baby son. Charlie’s parents, Connie Yates and Chris Gard, have been fighting for the right to… read more here.
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Charlie Gard: in defence of the law
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DOI: 10.1136/medethics-2017-104721
Abstract: Much of the commentary in the wake of the Charlie Gard litigation was aimed at apparent shortcomings of the law. These include concerns about the perceived inability of the law to consider resourcing issues, the… read more here.
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Reader response: Right Brain: Withholding treatment from a child with an epileptic encephalomyopathy
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DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000006681
Abstract: I read with interest the Resident & Fellow Right Brain commentary by Drs. Rothstein and Lewis1 on the case of Charlie Gard. British baby Charlie Gard was at the center of a legal battle that… read more here.
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The Charlie Gard Case, and the Ethics of Obstructing International Transfer of Seriously Ill Children.
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DOI: 10.1542/peds.2020-0818k
Abstract: In 2017, the court case over medical treatment of UK infant, Charlie Gard, reached global attention. In this article, I will analyze one of the more distinctive elements of the case. The UK courts concluded… read more here.
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