The battle for the life of Indi Gregory continues, the English girl at the center of a dispute between Italy and the United Kingdom.
Yesterday, Judge Robert Peel, of the High Court in London, confirmed - against the family's wishes - the green light for British doctors to interrupt life support for the 8-month-old baby girl, suffering from a serious mitochondrial condition deemed "terminal". in the Kingdom . The doctors were ready to pull the plug at 2pm Italian time, but the stop was extended first by two hours, then until tomorrow, when at 1pm Italian time the appeal on the possibility of transferring the jurisdiction of the case to Italy will be discussed.
There are " hours of frantic work against time to obtain a regulation of jurisdiction between Italy and the United Kingdom , as required by the 1996 Hague Convention - the Gregory family's lawyers say -. The minor's best interest is to live and not to die, which is why we still hope for an agreement."
The news comes from Jacopo Coghe, spokesperson for Pro Vita & Famiglia onlus, and from lawyer Simone Pillon, who are following the developments of the Italian side of the matter in contact with the English lawyers and the family. "We are also at work - the lawyers announce - to appeal against yesterday's sentence, to obtain a response from the judge on the possibility of examining the case and extending the deadline".
