[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 444 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 444

   Encouraging the courts of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and 
  Northern Ireland to allow Charles William Gard and Constance Rhoda 
      Keely Yates to pursue innovative medical care for their son.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 13, 2017

Mr. King of Iowa submitted the following resolution; which was referred 
                  to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Encouraging the courts of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and 
  Northern Ireland to allow Charles William Gard and Constance Rhoda 
      Keely Yates to pursue innovative medical care for their son.

Whereas human life is sacred and deserving of care and preservation at all 
        stages of development;
Whereas a baby is not a statistic to be managed but rather a life, to be 
        supported in every way possible;
Whereas an experimental treatment exists in the United States that could prolong 
        the life of Charles Matthew William Gard (``Charlie'');
Whereas a hospital in the United States has offered to admit Charlie for such 
        treatment;
Whereas President Donald J. Trump, moved by Charlie's struggle, has extended a 
        hand of help to his parents from the United States; and
Whereas parents retain an inherent right to protect and provide for their 
        children, and to seek out all resources and services available to secure 
        life-saving treatments, wherever they may be found, for their children: 
        Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the courts of the United Kingdom of Great Britain 
and Northern Island and the European Court of Human Rights should allow 
Charles William Gard and Constance Rhoda Keely Yates to pursue 
innovative medical care for their son, Charles Matthew William Gard 
(``Charlie''), in any country where such care may be available, in 
order to give Charlie the chance to be cured in accordance with his 
parents' wishes.
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