PARENTS OF UK SICK BABY CHARLIE GARD DROP LEGAL BATTLE|"為時已晚" 英罕病嬰小查理父母放棄赴美治療

In the UK, the parents of critically ill baby Charlie Gard on Monday decided not to send him to the United States for an experimental treatment, because the window of opportunity to help the baby had closed. ==CHRIS GARD, father of Charlie Gard== This is one of the hardest things we will ever have to say and we're about to do the hardest thing we'll ever have to do which is to let our beautiful little Charlie go. Charlie has been left with his illness to deteriorate devastatingly to the point of no return. To Charlie, we say mummy and daddy, we love you so much. We always have and we always will, and we are so sorry that we couldn't save you Charlie has a rare genetic condition, a rare mitochondrial disease, and his parents wanted him to get an experimental treatment in the U.S. but Charlie's doctors in the UK say it wouldn't help and could cause great pain. They wanted instead to allow Charlie to die peacefully. The parents soon started a legal bid against the doctors, and Charlie's case later received support from Pope Francis, US President Donald Trump and several US lawmakers. The parents now say the lengthy process has cost their son's one shot at getting better, but an expert consulted during the legal battle says he has seen no proof that the US treatment could have cured Charlie. TRANSLATED BY：JEFF CHANG