Doctors overseeing Alfie's care in the city of Liverpool said that further treatment was futile and that he should be allowed to die, but his parents fought for months to try to convince judges to allow them to take him to the Vatican's children's hospital so he could be kept on life support. The parents' campaign was backed by the pope and Christian groups, which helped draw international attention to the case.

Source: Los Angeles Times April 28, 2018 07:09 UTC