Charlie Gard’s parents had privately expressed concerns in July, after discovering that the lawyer representing their son in court heads a charity that backs assisted suicide.
Victoria Butler-Cole, who spoke on Charlie’s behalf in court, is chairman of Compassion in Dying, a sister organisation to Dignity in Dying which campaigns for assisted suicide to be made legal in the UK.
Charlie, who suffered from a rare genetic condition causing progressive brain damage and muscle weakness, died on 28 July in a hospice, following a court ruling.
