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Charlie Gard
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Why Charlie Gard’s parents should have been the decision-makers about their son’s best interests
- Correspondence to Professor Raanan Gillon, Department of Primary Care and Public Health, Imperial College London, London W6 8RP, UK; raanan.gillon{at}imperial.ac.uk
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Why Charlie Gard’s parents should have been the decision-makers about their son’s best interests
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- Received December 21, 2017
- Revised January 23, 2018
- Accepted February 5, 2018
- First published May 3, 2018.
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June 26, 2018
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