MyFox Houston - Baby Denied Surgery in Canada Flown to US

MyFox - Houston

(NewsCore) - Joseph Maraachli, the baby boy denied life-extending surgery by a Canadian hospital, arrived Monday at the Cardinal Glennon Children's Center in St. Louis for a medical evaluation.

The 13-month-old boy suffers from a rare, progressive neurological disease and has been in a vegetative state at a hospital in London, Ontario, since last autumn.

Canadian doctors said that the baby has no hope of recovery, but his parents took him to the US hospital after pro-life organization Priests for Life paid for a specially-equipped air ambulance -- against the advice of the London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC). . . .

. . . .  Attorney Jay Sekulow, chief counsel for the American Center for Law and Justice, which is representing the Maraachli family, added, "We're extremely pleased that this hospital -- a leader in health care for children -- has stepped forward to care for Baby Joseph at such a critical time. We're delighted with the outcome of this complex effort, which clears the way for the family to get the care and medical attention they need and deserve." . . . .

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