The Birmingham family of desperatelyill baby Charlotte Wyatt face an agonising wait for a judge to decide if medics should save her. Yesterday her father made an impassioned plea to a High Court judge not to give up the battle to save her. But a hospital argued her quality of life was "terrible". She was heading "inexorably towards an early death" and should be allowed to die humanely with dignity if her condition seriously deteriorates. Mr Justice Hedley, sitting in London, said he hoped to give his judgment next Thursday. The heartbreaking dilemma over Charlotte, born three months premature last October, was dramatically revealed as Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust asked the court for an order allowing its doctors not to ventilate her again if she has life-threatening breathing difficulties. Yesterday, Mr Justice Hedley was told by Trust counsel that all doctors now agreed that Char-lotte's quality of life was so terrible that ventilating could only lead to her suffering further pain and indignity. But the baby's father Darren Wyatt, 33, originally from Birmingham told the judge: "When you get to the stage when you grow to love someone, you can't just throw them away like a bad egg and say you will get a different egg." As his 23-year-old wife Debbie wept at the back of the court, he said Charlotte, who suffers heart, brain and kidney defects, was "a fighter". More of your calls and emails about little baby Charlotte * FORMER nurse Diana Margaret Green, aged 77, of Hall Green: The parents must listen to the doctors. The baby is suffering and will never get better. No doctor would say that they should let the baby die if there was any hope. * Mother-of-three Sheila Bates, aged 60, of Tamworth: I feel the medical profession is right and the baby should be left to die in peace. She has had enough suffering. * Doris Boswell, aged 76, of Ward End: She should be allowed to die as it is the quality of life that counts. My grandson had meningitis and septicaemia when he was young and he's now 33 and he can't walk or talk. That little girl will have no quality of life. * Mother-of-one Nicola Clapham, aged 31, of Birmingham: They should just let that little girl go, and be an angel. The doctors are right. She has no chance of survival. She would never be able to survive on her own. * Bev Skelton, of Staffordshire: I think the parents should fight for Charlotte to live. If she's come this far and they know what the long term effects would be if she was to survive, then I am sure they will love her no matter what. I say keep fighting. * Mary Matejka: Miracles happen all the time. Who says Charlotte won't survive past infancy? Give her a chance. * Dee Sweet-Greenwood, of Canada: If little Charlotte is in "constant pain" as the doctors allege, why is it in every photo I see of her she is not crying? Even if she is blind and deaf, she would loudly announce her suffering. Let her live as long as she may. She and her family are in my thoughts. * Laura, of Birmingham: The doctors have no right to do this. This should never have gone to court, for God's sake, Keep fighting for your daughter, Darren and Debbie. | 
