The tragic case of Charlie Gard, a blind and deaf infant, incapable of breathing on his own and wracked by epileptic seizures, seized the world's attention this month. His British parents held out desperate hope for an experimental treatment in the United States. His doctors, the British courts and the European Court of Human Rights argued that there was no cure for his rare … [Read more...] about Do Parents Really Know Best?
Rita Funaro
Rita Funaro is the former coordinator of the Research Department's publications and dissemination program. Prior to joining RES, she served as the head of the dissemination program at the Inter-American Foundation and as a director of VenEconomia in Caracas, Venezuela. She received a BA from Harvard University and an MA in Latin American development from Georgetown University.