Judges at the European Court of Human Rights have rejected a plea from the parents of terminally-ill baby Charlie Gard to intervene in his case.
The court concluded that undergoing experimental treatment with "no prospects of success" would "continue to cause Charlie significant harm" on 27 June.
Chris Gard and Connie Yates have now lost their final legal bid to take their son to the US for treatment.
Charlie's parents launched their challenge in the European Court of Human Rights after losing a Supreme Court appeal earlier this month, which meant they had exhausted all UK legal options.
Charlie, who is ten months old, has a rare genetic condition, mitochondrial depletion syndrome, that causes progressive muscle weakness and brain damage and doctors want to stop his life support. They say he can not see, hear, cry or swallow and is only breathing with the help of a ventilator.
Chris Gard and Connie Yates, from south west London, believe their son should undergo experimental medical therapy in the United States which they hope will prolong his life. Their son has been in intensive care at London’s Great Ormond Street Hospital since last October. Specialists at the hospital say the experimental treatment would not help.
Gard and Yates have raised over £1.3 million after launching a fundraising appeal to help pay for medical bills in the US.
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