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Terminally Ill Baby Charlie Gard Will Move To Hospice Care To Die

A British judge has approved a plan to transfer Charlie, who has a rare genetic disorder with no known cure, to a hospice facility. His life support will be withdrawn shortly after the transfer.
A picture shows a teddy bear set up by supporters of the family of British baby Charlie Gard outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London on Monday. After months of legal conflict over whether an experimental treatment might help Charlie or would only cause suffering, the baby will be transferred to a hospice facility to die. / CHRIS J RATCLIFFE / Getty Images

Charlie Gard, a terminally ill British baby whose parents fought in court to transfer him to the U.S. for treatment, will be moved to a hospice facility to die.

A British judge approved the transfer plan on

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