{"id":2095469,"date":"2023-11-09T16:10:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-09T21:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/italy-offered-free-care-to-disabled-baby-indi-but-britains-socialized-nhs-is-refusing-to-let-her-live\/"},"modified":"2023-11-09T16:13:22","modified_gmt":"2023-11-09T21:13:22","slug":"italy-offered-free-care-to-disabled-baby-indi-but-britains-socialized-nhs-is-refusing-to-let-her-live","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/italy-offered-free-care-to-disabled-baby-indi-but-britains-socialized-nhs-is-refusing-to-let-her-live\/","title":{"rendered":"Italy offered free care to disabled baby Indi, but the UK&#8217;s socialized NHS is denying her right to live."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">38<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fitaly-offered-free-care-to-disabled-baby-indi-but-britains-socialized-nhs-is-refusing-to-let-her-live%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2095469&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Life or Death \u200cDecision for 8-Month-Old\u2064 Indi Gregory<\/h2>\n<p>On Friday at 12:00 p.m. GMT, a court will determine\u200b the fate of Indi Gregory, an 8-month-old terminally ill child. The Italian pro-life organization\u200d Pro Vita Famiglia&#8217;s spokesman, Jacopo Coghe, revealed this information. The hearing is a response to an appeal\u200b made by\u2064 Indi&#8217;s parents, Dean Gregory and \u200dClaire Staniforth, who have been fighting against\u2064 the decision to remove their daughter\u2063 from\u2063 life support.<\/p>\n<p>In October, English High Court Judge Sir Robert \u2064Roger Peel ruled in favor of taking Indi off life support, prompting\u2064 the Italian government to grant her\u2064 Italian citizenship and cover her medical\u2062 expenses at the Vatican&#8217;s\u200c Bambino Ges\u00f9 pediatric hospital. However,\u200d Peel recently reaffirmed his decision to\u2063 remove Indi from life support, despite Italy&#8217;s offer.<\/p>\n<p>Indi&#8217;s \u200cfather, Dean Gregory,\u200b expressed his frustration, stating, &#8220;For the hospital and the U.K. Courts to simply\u200b ignore the offer from the\u2062 Italian government is disgraceful. I appeal to the British government to allow Indi to come to Italy \u2064before\u200c it \u200dis too late.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Adding\u200d to the distress, the National Health Service (NHS)\u2063 bosses threatened to remove Indi from life \u200bsupport without her family present. The \u200csituation highlights the flaws of England&#8217;s socialized healthcare system, which often leads to deteriorating hospitals and long treatment waitlists.<\/p>\n<p>Indi&#8217;s case is not unique in England. The Vatican&#8217;s\u200c Bambino Ges\u00f9 has previously offered refuge and \u2063treatment to other terminally ill British\u200c babies, such\u200b as Alfie Evans and Charlie Gard, who were both denied \u200bthe chance to travel to Italy and \u2064died shortly after being taken\u2062 off life support.<\/p>\n<p>Indi&#8217;s father passionately stated, &#8220;Indi can \u2063definitely experience happiness. We just want to give her a chance.&#8221; However, English medical professionals seem \u2064reluctant\u200d to\u200c provide that chance due to her disability. Indi suffers from a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/italy-offered-free-care-to-disabled-baby-indi-but-britains-socialized-nhs-is-refusing-to-let-her-live\/\" title=\"Italy offered free care to disabled baby Indi, but the UK's socialized NHS is denying her right to live.\">rare degenerative mitochondrial \u2062disease<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Despite \u2062the challenges, the Italian government&#8217;s support has given \u2062Indi&#8217;s parents hope. Dean \u2064expressed\u2064 his gratitude, saying, &#8220;The Italians have shown us care and loving support, and I wish the U.K. authorities \u200bwere\u200d the same.&#8221;<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3>About the Author<\/h3>\n<p>Evita Duffy-Alfonso \u200bis a staff writer for The Federalist \u2063and co-founder of the \u2062Chicago Thinker. She is \u2064passionate about the Midwest,\u2063 lumberjack sports, writing, and her family. Follow her on Twitter at @evitaduffy_1 or\u200b contact her at evita@thefederalist.com.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How should courts \u200dbalance the rights of parents and the\u2062 best\u2063 interests of\u200c a\u200c child when making end-of-life decisions?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Off life support, stating that further medical intervention would be futile and not in \u200dthe child&#8217;s \u2064best interests. This \u200ddecision was based on medical opinions \u200cthat \u2063Indi&#8217;s condition \u200bwas irreversible and her quality of life would \u200bbe severely compromised. However, Indi&#8217;s parents vehemently disagreed \u200dwith\u2064 the ruling and have been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/actor-dismissed-doctor-as-cranky-conservative-jacka-soon-realizes-he-shouldve-listened\/\" title=\"Actor insults doctor, regrets not listening.\">seeking alternative opinions<\/a> and\u2062 treatments \u2062from specialists all over the \u200dworld.<\/p>\n<p>The case \u2062has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/279-kidnapped-schoolgirls-freed-in-nigeria\/\" title=\"279 Kidnapped Schoolgirls Freed In Nigeria\">gained international attention<\/a>, with many pro-life activists advocating for \u200cIndi to be given a chance\u2063 at\u2062 life. Pro \u2064Vita \u2064Famiglia, the Italian organization supporting Indi&#8217;s parents,\u2062 has been vocal about their\u200b belief that every life deserves a fighting chance. They argue that it is not for any court to decide \u2064whether a life is worth living\u2064 or not.<\/p>\n<p>On the\u2062 other hand, medical professionals and \u200bethicists argue that the decision\u2063 to remove life support is\u200c based \u2063on the best \u2064interests of the\u2063 child. They argue that continuing\u200c life support for a child with no \u200dhope of recovery may prolong their suffering and go against the \u2062principles of medical\u200c ethics. Sir Robert Peel&#8217;s ruling took into account the opinions of medical experts and was made with the child&#8217;s\u2062 welfare as the top \u2063priority.<\/p>\n<p>The decision \u200bthat will be made by the court on \u2064Friday will \u200cundoubtedly be a difficult \u2063and emotionally charged one. Both sides\u200c of \u2063the argument have valid \u2062points, and\u200d the\u2064 court\u200b will\u2064 have\u200d to carefully weigh the evidence presented before reaching a\u2064 conclusion. The\u2062 outcome of this\u200c case could have far-reaching implications\u200d for future\u200b end-of-life\u2063 decisions involving children with terminal illnesses.<\/p>\n<p>This case also \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-legislature-fires-states-top-election-chief-right-before-2024-election\/\" title=\"GOP Legislature Ousts State's Election Chief Ahead of 2024 Vote\">raises \u2063important questions<\/a> about the limits of parental rights \u200dand the role \u2064of the state in making life or\u200d death decisions for children. It is\u200c a sensitive and complex issue that requires \u2063a balanced approach, considering both the parents&#8217; wishes and the best interests of the child.<\/p>\n<p>As\u200b the court\u200d prepares to make its decision, \u200dthe world watches with bated breath. The fate of Indi Gregory hangs in the balance, and whatever the outcome may \u2062be, this \u2063case will undoubtedly have a lasting impact on the ongoing\u200c debate \u2063surrounding \u2062end-of-life decisions for \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/make-a-wish-ceo-says-only-vaccinated-sick-kids-to-get-wishes-with-air-travel-large-gatherings\/\" title=\"Make-A-Wish CEO Says Only Vaccinated Sick Kids To Get Wishes\u00a0With Air Travel, Large Gatherings\">terminally ill children<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Friday at 12:00 p.m. GMT, a court will determine the fate of 8-month-old Indi Gregory, who is terminally ill. Indi&#8217;s parents have appealed for their child&#8217;s life, and the decision will be made in response to their plea. The Italian pro-life organization Pro Vita Famiglia&#8217;s spokesperson, Jacopo Coghe, shared this information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1623,"featured_media":2095470,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[546],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2095469","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-federalist"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2095469","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1623"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2095469"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2095469\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2095470"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2095469"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2095469"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2095469"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}