At what point did the parents lose their parental right to discharge their son from the hospital? The UK NHS has a form for "discharges against medical advice" see:
https://www.ntw.nhs.uk/section.php?l=4&p=843 Only a couple of vague things I have seen in the press...one of which is "When parents do not agree about a child’s future treatment, it is standard legal process to ask the courts to make a decision. This is what happened in Charlie’s case."
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/0/charlie-gard-mitochondrial-disease-suffers-legal-battle/ Which doesn't make any sense at all (I think both parents wanted the experimental gene therapy in the US?? Maybe not.)
and
"Victoria Butler-Cole, who is representing Charlie's interests via a guardian, said negotiations between doctors and the couple had not been fruitful."
When/why did the guardian happen?
Anyone have further info.?