Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (R-Neb.) said on Wednesday the House passed an amendment granting permanent residence status to a critically ill British child, Charlie Gard, and his parents to seek medical treatment.
“We just passed amendment that grants permanent resident status to #CharlieGard and family so Charlie can get the medical treatment he needs,” Fortenberry tweeted.
We just passed amendment that grants permanent resident status to #CharlieGard and family so Charlie can get the medical treatment he needs.
— Jeff Fortenberry (@JeffFortenberry) July 18, 2017
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The baby’s parents wanted to bring him to an American hospital for experimental treatment; however, Great Ormond Street Hospital in London said the treatment would harm Gard because he had no chance of recovering.
The U.K. Supreme Court sided with the hospital, and the European Court of Human Rights refused to hear an appeal from Gard’s parents.
Reps. Trent Franks (R-Ariz.) and Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) announced last week in a Fox News op-ed that they were proposing legislation to give Gard’s parents lawful and permanent residence in the U.S. in order to obtain medical treatment for their son.
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GOP lawmaker: Charlie Gard granted permanent residence status to "get the medical treatment he needs" https://t.co/gdGm8YKm4S pic.twitter.com/wzXWIZBohy
— The Hill (@thehill) July 19, 2017
Yet they can not seem to bring themselves to stop heading down the same road as GB. What country are we going to go begging to for our own children’s sake?
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