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\n\"\"<\/a><\/span>A baby who is fighting for his life, but who was just hours from being pulled off life support at a Canadian hospital has been rescued after a team of non-profit groups rushed the infant to the U.S. for treatment.<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

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Thirteen-month-old Joseph, who is currently kept alive by a respirator, arrived in the U.S. early in the morning on Monday, March 14, just hours away from becoming a victim of the Canadian national health care program.<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

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The infant is terminally ill and the Canadian government would not authorize additional care. The child was airlifted to the Cardinal Glennon Children’s Medical Center in St. Louis, Missouri — which agreed to provide treatment requested by Baby Joseph’s desperate parents. Joining the hospital to save the baby were a number of non-profits, including the American Center for Law and Justice and Priests for Life.<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

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\n\"\"<\/a><\/span>“We’re extremely pleased that this hospital, a leader in healthcare for children, has stepped forward to care for ‘Baby Joseph’ at such a critical time,” said Jay Sekulow, chief counsel of the ACLJ. “In representing the family’s interests in the U.S., we were able to assist in a number of vital areas – including assisting in the facilitation of the transfer of ‘Baby Joseph’ to the Missouri hospital as well as working to ensure there were no legal impediments in the transfer process.”<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

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\n\"\"<\/a><\/span>“Priests for Life staff toiled through the night for many nights, working in concert with dozens of people to make this possible,” said Father Frank Pavone <\/strong>said in a statement. “Now that we have won the battle against the medical bureaucracy in Canada, the real work of saving Baby Joseph can begin.”<\/p>\n

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The boy suffers from a rare, progressive neurological disease which, Canadian doctors say, has left him in a vegetative state beyond recovery. <\/font><\/font><\/font>They say <\/font>the illness is irreversible and wanted to remove his breathing tube. His parents appealed to Canadian courts, but the hospital’s decision was upheld.<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

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The baby’s parents believe removing his breathing tube would cause him to choke and die violently. They want Joseph to receive a tracheotomy, which would open his airway and allow him to die quietly at home. They did not rule out the possibility of his recovery — which Father Pavone believes is a very real possibility.<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

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The family has asked for prayer for their little boy.<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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