Baby Indi Gregory dies after being disconnected from assisted breathing against her parents' will

Indi Gregory, the eight-month-old British baby who remained in critical condition and whose assisted ventilation was withdrawn by a court order in the United Kingdom, died during the early hours of Monday, as announced by the girl's family.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.

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.

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.

Rest in peace.