Lawyers for the parents of a baby with a rare disease are raising concerns over a refusal to transfer her to Italy for further treatment. The parents disagree with medical experts who claim that further treatment is futile and causes pain. They are seeking to transfer their daughter to a hospital in Rome.
Lawyers for the parents of a baby with a rare disease have raised concerns over a refusal to transfer her to Italy in what could be the final legal battle over her treatment. Indi Gregory, from Ilkeston, has a mitochondrial disorder that saps her energy and medical experts have said further treatment for her is futile and causes pain.
Bosses at Nottingham's Queen’s Medical Centre, where Indi is being treated, said the application should be dismissed. Mr Justice Peel considered evidence at a private hearing in the Family Division of the High Court in London and said he aimed to deliver a ruling soon. Specialists say Indi is dying and hospital bosses where she is being cared for asked for a ruling that doctors could lawfully limit treatment. Medics say the treatment Indi receives causes pain and is futile.
“The court is respectfully asked to make the order sought so that Indi can move her medical care a new hospital, who, whilst putting her best interests first, is prepared to treat her… ”
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