LONDON (AP) – The parents of critically ill baby Charlie Gard wept as they dropped their legal bid Monday to send him to the United States for an experimental medical treatment, acknowledging that the window of opportunity to help him had closed.
Charlie’s mother, Connie Yates, hugged her husband Chris Gard as they described their decision to “let our son go.” Recent medical tests on 11-month-old Charlie showed that the baby has irreversible muscular damage, and the new treatment wouldn’t help.
The parents said too much time was spent in court battles, and that their son had lost his chance to improve. They apologized to Charlie for failing in their quest to save him.
“We will let our son go, and be with the angels,” Yates said.
Charlie has a rare genetic condition, and his parents wanted him to receive an experimental treatment in the United States.