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Tributes paid to baby Charlie Gard who 'captured hearts around the world'

Charlie Gard died on Friday, exactly one week short of his first birthday. His parents fought a lengthy legal battle to allow him to be taken to the United States for treatment for a rare genetic condition.

29.07.2017

(AFP) - Charlie Gard, the terminally-ill British baby whose plight drew sympathy from Pope Francis and US President Donald Trump and sparked a debate about medical ethics, died on Friday, his mother said.

His parents, Connie Yates and Chris Gard, had fought a lengthy legal battle to allow him to be taken to the United States for treatment for a rare genetic condition.

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