- Indi Gregory, critically ill infant
- Legal disputes over life support
- Life support withdrawal announced
Where, according to her father, Indi Gregory is “fighting hard” since her transfer to a hospice. Her parents have attempted to overturn a number of court decisions in an effort to maintain life support for their daughter.
A life-support treatment withdrawal has been announced for a critically ill infant girl whose parents have been embroiled in a legal dispute, according to a campaign organisation on her behalf.
Christian Concern announced on Sunday that eight-month-old Indi Gregory had been transferred from the Queen’s Medical Centre in Nottingham to a hospice.
She lost consciousness on Saturday night but subsequently recovered, according to the organisation.
According to a quote from her father, Dean Gregory, “She is fighting valiantly.”
Indi has been receiving life-sustaining medication for a rare mitochondrial disease since birth in February. According to her physicians, she is in excruciating agony and distress; further treatment is deemed futile.
Transfer to Hospice
Mrs. Gregory and Indi Staniforth, the mother of Mr. Gregory, have unsuccessfully attempted to overturn multiple court decisions regarding their daughter’s treatment.
Indi was reportedly transported from the Nottingham hospital to an ambulance while being escorted by police security.
Reportedly, she slept soundly and in a state of relaxation throughout the trip to the hospice.
Christian Legal Centre CEO Andrea Williams said, “Dean and Claire are vigilantly protecting their beloved daughter Indi. We kindly request your prayers on their behalf.
Pope Francis recites incense
Following the dismissal of a challenge from Baby Indi’s parents on Friday to a previous ruling that her life support should be discontinued in either a hospital or a hospice by the Court of Appeal, the infant has been transferred to a hospice. Her parents had stated that treatment removal at home should be permitted.
“Pretty much impossible” is “extubation and palliative care at the family residence,” says Mr. Justice Peel.
Additionally, the attempt by Indi’s Ilkeston, Derbyshire-based parents to transfer her to a facility in Rome. Where she was offered treatment and Italian citizenship, was unsuccessful.
Also a court of appeals judge agreed that Indi’s best interests would not be served by moving to Italy.
On Saturday, the Vatican Press Office issued a statement expressing Pope Francis’s well-being and condolences to the family.
The statement read, “Pope Francis extends his condolences to the parents and guardians of infant Indi Gregory, lays his prayers for them and for her, and turns his attention to all the children in the world who are suffering or at risk of dying due to illness or war at this very moment.”
