President Trump and the Vatican have spoken out in support of Charlie Gard, a terminally ill British infant whose case has captured worldwide attention. (Monica Akhtar/The Washington Post)Amid an emotionally charged fight for Charlie Gard, a British hospital that plans to disconnect the terminally ill infant from life support declined to move him to the Vatican's children's hospital for care. A hospital spokesman in Rome told The Washington Post on Wednesday that London's Great Ormond Street Hospital turned down their offer, citing legal reasons, but that officials were working on a solution. Great Ormond Street Hospital declined to comment Wednesday on the recent development and has not spoken about next steps. “The Holy Father follows with affection and emotion the case of little Charlie Gard and expresses his own closeness to his parents,” the statement read, according to Vatican Radio.

Source: Washington Post July 05, 2017 15:50 UTC