No. I put it in quotes because i was quoting Justice Francis`decision https://www.judiciary.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/gosh-v-yates-and-gard-20170411-1.pdf (see paragraph 14)
I did not “carefully leave off” anything, for the simple fact that i had no idea of the parents denial.
From what I`ve found here http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4692028/Charlie-Gard-s-parents-claim-held-captive.html Mrs. Gard seems to have denied having “said it like that” (not: “I did not say it”) adding “I didn’t say that he was suffering.” (afaik nobody claimed she did) To me that`s no denial of the sentiment expressed in the quoted paragraph.
The judgement dates from April 11th, the hearing seems to have taken place on July 13th. I find it hard to believe the Gards would have waited 3 months to set the record straight had they really been misquoted.
They did not sit inside the courtroom in suspended animation for three months before replying, in court, to the judge. Charlie’s mother, replied in court, at the time of the false accusation. How stupid do you have to be to believe her parents actually said that? They have said all along that they want to give their son a chance at life. Why would they say otherwise?
One of the ironies I frequently witness in these discussions over whether or not severely disabled people should be allowed to live, is the people demanding death to anyone with cognitive deficits are so lacking in cognitive function as to fit the criteria for extermination.