{"id":223195,"date":"2023-10-09T18:55:34","date_gmt":"2023-10-09T18:55:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allworldreport.com\/?p=223195"},"modified":"2023-10-09T18:55:34","modified_gmt":"2023-10-09T18:55:34","slug":"parents-of-critically-ill-baby-indi-gregory-condemn-death-sentence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allworldreport.com\/world-news\/parents-of-critically-ill-baby-indi-gregory-condemn-death-sentence\/","title":{"rendered":"Parents of critically ill baby Indi Gregory condemn &apos;death sentence&apos;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Parents of critically ill baby Indi Gregory condemn &#8216;death sentence&#8217; High Court hearing as her doctors urge judge to let seven month old die<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Indi\u2019s father denounced medics for their \u2018wrongly pessimistic and bleak\u2019 picture\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The parents of gravely ill baby Indi Gregory condemned a \u2018death sentence\u2019 High Court hearing yesterday after her doctors urged a judge to let her die.<\/p>\n<p>A specialist said death was the \u2018best option\u2019 for the stricken seven-month-old &#8211; who has mitochondrial disease, the same condition baby suffered by Charlie Gard who died in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>But Indi\u2019s father Dean Gregory denounced medics for their \u2018wrongly pessimistic and bleak\u2019 picture and begged Mr Justice Peel to give his child a chance at life.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Gregory, of Ilkeston, Derbyshire, had never been to London before the hearings to decide his daughter\u2019s fate.<\/p>\n<p>But he entered the High Court witness box and spoke calmly to respond to doctors who said Indi was in pain and it was kinder to let her die, saying he disagreed with their diagnosis.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/09\/18\/76347363-12611557-image-a-196_1696872668211.jpg\" height=\"358\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>A specialist said death was the \u2018best option\u2019 for the stricken seven-month-old &#8211; who has mitochondrial disease<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/09\/18\/76346991-12611557-image-a-197_1696872676685.jpg\" height=\"951\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Indi\u2019s father Dean Gregory (pictured) denounced medics for their \u2018wrongly pessimistic and bleak\u2019<\/p>\n<p>He and Indi\u2019s mother, Claire Staniforth, 35, keep a vigil at her bedside at the Queen\u2019s Medical Centre, Nottingham, where the little girl, who has a number of complications including heart problems, is being treated.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We are there every day,\u2019 Mr Gregory, 37, told the judge. \u2018If I thought she was in pain, I would not be here arguing.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018You have only got one life. You have to go through a little bit of pain to carry on with that life.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>He went on: \u2018She has proved everyone wrong. I think she needs more time.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Outside court, Mr Gregory said the hearing was \u2018like a death sentence\u2019 after Indi\u2019s doctor said there was no hope.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/09\/18\/76346997-12611557-image-a-198_1696872689513.jpg\" height=\"840\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Last week the little girl was christened in her hospital bed, surrounded by her parents and her three older sisters. Pictured, baby Indi Gregory at her Christening.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/09\/18\/76347001-12611557-image-a-199_1696872693681.jpg\" height=\"356\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>After her breathing tube was removed, he estimated she could die within minutes, but also that she might survive days<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/09\/18\/76346995-12611557-image-a-200_1696872697387.jpg\" height=\"761\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Outside court, Mr Gregory said the hearing was \u2018like a death sentence\u2019 after Indi\u2019s doctor said there was no hope. Indi pictured with her parents Dean and Claire\u00a0Staniforth<\/p>\n<p>The specialist, who cannot be named, said in the witness box: \u2018We feel very sad. She is a little girl we have tried to treat to the best of our abilities. The terrible reality is that she is dying.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The best option for her is to show compassion, and we would want to treat her humanely and carefully, to treat any distress that occurs and&#8230;allow her to make as many memories as possible with her family\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>After her breathing tube was removed, he estimated she could die within minutes, but also that she might survive days.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Justice Peel has praised Indi\u2019s parents as \u2018dearly wanting to achieve the best they can for their daughter\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Last week the little girl was christened in her hospital bed, surrounded by her parents and her three older sisters.<\/p>\n<p>Andrea Williams, chief executive of the Christian Legal Centre which is supporting the family, said: \u2018Life is the most precious gift we have. A truly compassionate society that cares for the most vulnerable in society just doesn\u2019t do this.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018It feels intolerable that Dean and his family are in this position. Indi Gregory should be given every chance to live, and her parents\u2019 wishes must be respected and supported.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-12611557\/baby-indi-high-court-dean-gregory-london-nottingham.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Parents of critically ill baby Indi Gregory condemn &#8216;death sentence&#8217; High Court hearing as her doctors urge&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":223194,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Parents of critically ill baby Indi Gregory condemn &amp;apos;death sentence&amp;apos; - All World Report<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/allworldreport.com\/world-news\/parents-of-critically-ill-baby-indi-gregory-condemn-death-sentence\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Parents of critically ill baby Indi Gregory condemn &amp;apos;death sentence&amp;apos; 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