save his life. Should this little boy be ordered to die – because a third party, overriding the wishes of his parents, believes it can conclusively determine that immediate death is what is best for him?" Trump said the U.S. would be "delighted to help", Pence called Charlie's case "heartbreaking" and said that "the American people oughta reflect on the fact that for all the talk on the left about single-payer, that's where it takes us". The case was cited in the American press and social media as evidence in the debate there about the Administration's promise to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Obamacare). Some commentators in the United States erroneously argued that Charlie's plight was the result of the UK having a state-run national health service and that the decision to withdraw Charlie's life support was driven by cost. In London Alasdair Seton-Marsden, who acted as a spokesman for the parents until they distanced themselves from him, was criticised for using parental rights rhetoric, calling Charlie "a prisoner of the state". Pro-life groups in the United States became involved in the controversy, with US groups demonstrating outside the London court. The Vatican issued a statement on 2 July affirming that "we should never act with the deliberate intention to end a human life" but that "we must also accept the limits of medicine". Pope Francis expressed solidarity with the parents, and said that their wishes should be respected, and human life should be protected. The Pope's remarks were widely reported as evidence that the Pope had altered the Vatican's position. It was said that the Pope offered citizenship. On 6 July, New York–Presbyterian Hospital issued a statement offering either to admit Charlie for treatment in New York or to provide the drug and advice to GOSH staff for the treatment in London. In a letter that was made public, was presented to and rejected by the Court of Appeal and was sent to GOSH, Hirano and other doctors claimed to be able to provide new evidence to support the view that Charlie should be given nucleoside treatment. A few days after the European court ruling on 28 June, the parents' solicitor wrote to GOSH arguing that the hospital had a duty to apply for a new hearing. Two other hospitals were willing to offer treatment; the Vatican-owned Bambino Gesù Hospital in Rome, and Hirano's New York–Presbyterian