Indi Gregory, the eight-month-old British baby who remained in critical condition and whose assisted ventilation was withdrawn by a court order in the United Kingdom, died during the early hours of Monday, as announced by the girl's family. The little girl's parents, Dean Gregory and Claire Staniforth, had fought to overturn multiple court rulings regarding their daughter's treatment to try to keep her alive, but were ultimately unsuccessful. Her father, Dean Gregory, announced his daughter's death.
The NHS and the courts not only took away her chance to live a longer life, but they also took away Indi's dignity to pass away in the family home where she belonged. They did succeed in taking Indi's body and dignity, but they can never take her soul. They tried to get rid of Indi without anybody knowing, but we made sure she would be remembered forever. I knew she was special from the day she was born.
Baby Indi Gregory, aged eight months, suffered from an incurable genetic mitochondrial disease and had been involved in several cases before the High Court and the Court of Appeal. Judges ruled she should die, however, last week, Italy intervened and granted her Italian citizenship in a last-minute legal attempt to move her to a Vatican hospital in Rome for treatment. It was not successful either and today the Italian Government has also expressed their regrets over the death of the little girl.
We did everything we could, everything we could. Unfortunately, it wasn't enough. Have a good trip little Indi.
Abbiamo fatto tutto quello che potevamo, tutto il possibile. Purtroppo non è bastato.
Buon viaggio piccola Indi. pic.twitter.com/io7scfTf3O— Giorgia Meloni (@GiorgiaMeloni) November 13, 2023
On Friday, the family's hopes of keeping the little girl alive faded when the parents were told that her breathing tube would be removed. "The health system and the courts have taken away Indi's dignity," lament pro-life activists, who point directly to the health system and the British judges who decided that little Indi Gregory should die.
#IndiGregory è morta questa notte alle 1.45. Il padre: siamo arrabbiati! Il sistema sanitario e le corti hanno tolto dignità a Indi pic.twitter.com/rKdkvBocJR
— Simone Pillon (@SimoPillon) November 13, 2023
The death panel: Mr Justice Robert Peel, Lady Justice Eleanor King, Lord Justice Peter Jackson and Lord Justice Andrew Moylan#IndiGregory pic.twitter.com/FYVOeo3YqS
— Jacopo Coghe (@jacopocoghe) November 13, 2023
Rest in peace.
