Archie Battersbee

The Court of Appeal says treatment of the 12-year-old should not continue beyond Tuesday.

The options before the court have always been stark." So the law is clear, even if the medical evidence in individual cases can be complex and disputed. "We do not understand the urgency and rush to end life-support. We will continue to fight for Archie." The courts have said that in rare and terrible cases like Archie Battersbee, it can also mean ending treatment where prolonging it would do no good. He has never regained consciousness.

The Court of Appeal has refused to postpone the withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment from 12-year-old Archie Battersbee beyond midday on Tuesday.

"Over in the UK it's... execution of your child and that's it. "I don't think any parent should have to go through this, reform has to be made and needs to be seriously looked at. He said: "It is not part of the law of the United Kingdom... and it is not appropriate for this court to apply an unincorporated international treaty into its decision-making process." In other countries there are so many options. stem cell treatment, you know, there are so many options available. The Court of Appeal has refused to postpone the withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment from 12-year-old Archie Battersbee beyond midday on Tuesday.

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The 12-year-old has been in a comatose state since April. Meanwhile, his parents have been in court fighting for his life.

We will continue to fight for Archie.” “In the circumstances, (given the application to the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities) we wish to draw the Committee’s request for the interim measures to the Court’s attention for its urgent consideration. “We write on behalf of the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care,” the letter to the High Court stated. He said continuing treatment would only protract his death. The request comes after the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities asked for Archie’s treatment to continue while the case was considered, following a letter to the UN from the family. The parents of a UK boy who has been on life support for three months have lost the fight to keep their son alive, with a last-minute court hearing ruling the withdrawal of life support for the boy should not be postponed beyond Tuesday.

Archie Battersbee's life support can be withdrawn tomorrow after a court rejected a last-minute appeal from his family.

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Doctors treating UK boy Archie Battersbee are set to withdraw his life support after his parents lost a court battle to keep him alive.

If the court agrees to hear the case then doctors will be ordered to keep him on life support until judges have reached a decision. A panel of three judges rejected a plea from his parents to keep Archie alive until his case could be considered by the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, but said the family could ask the Supreme Court to intervene. The 12-year-old, who has been in a coma since April, could be taken off his ventilator at noon after the Court of Appeal ruled continuing life support was not in his best interests.

The life support for Archie Battersbee can be switched off by the doctors from 12 pm (local time) on Tuesday, a UK court ruled on Monday (August 1).

Doctors also claimed that the continued life support treatment is not in his best interests. Archie Battersbee is a 12-year-old boy in the United Kingdom, who suffered catastrophic brain damage. Archie Battersbee is a 12-year-old boy in the United Kingdom, who suffered catastrophic brain damage. On Friday, the UN committee requested that his treatment be continued while Archie's case was under consideration. Archie got seriously injured at his home in Southend, Essex on April 7, 2022. The doctors who were treating Archie said that he is 'brain-stem dead' and the continued life support treatment is not in his best interests

Life support for Archie Battersbee is expected to be switched off on Tuesday after the Court of Appeal rejected a last-minute bid to postpone the ending of ...

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THE mother of Archie Battersbee said she will fight a decision to withdraw his life support after judges yesterday rejected a last-minute appeal.

We will continue to fight." We do not understand the urgency and rush to end life-support. Fiona Paterson, for Barts Health NHS Trust, said the UN committee's request was not binding. Our wishes as parents continue to be trampled on and ignored. Hospital. And she revealed they feel "let down" by the system. "In other countries there are so many options.

Archie Battersbee's treatment is set to be withdrawn this afternoon after the Court of Appeal rejected a last-minute bid to postpone the ending of…

“We are following the direction of the courts, so no changes will be made to Archie’s care whilst the family appeal to the Supreme Court, though we will prepare to withdraw treatment after midday unless directed otherwise.” Ms Dance said after the ruling that they “continue to be shocked and traumatised by the brutality of the UK courts and the hospital trust” and vowed to “continue to fight for Archie”. Archie Battersbee’s treatment is set to be withdrawn this afternoon after the Court of Appeal rejected a last-minute bid to postpone the ending of his treatment.

Life support for the 12-year-old is set to be withdrawn today after the Court of Appeal rejected a last-minute bid to postpone the ending of his treatment.

“Basing this judgement on an MRI test and that he is ‘likely’ to be dead, is not good enough. However, the couple could still ask the Supreme Court to intervene directly. After the ruling, Ms Dance said the couple “continue to be shocked and traumatised by the brutality of the UK courts and the hospital trust” and vowed to “continue to fight for Archie”.

Archie Battersbee's life support can be withdrawn today after the UN's request was rejected by UK's Court of Appeal. Prof Dominic Wilkinson, Professor of ...

“Yesterday, the Court of Appeal concluded that it would be wrong to further delay the decision. “The UK legal system allows decisions to be appealed to higher courts. “Sadly, the underlying situation for Archie remains unchanged. “Archie’s parents had previously mounted a series of legal appeals against a decision by Justice Hayden in mid-July that it would be best for Archie to stop the life support machines that are keeping him alive. It focuses exclusively on what would be best for the child (the child’s best interests). However, the Court of Appeal in another hearing back in June found that Archie could not be declared brain dead (because the usual testing for brain death was not possible). But even if he is not brain dead, there remains a question about whether it is right to keep him alive.

The Court of Appeal says treatment of the 12-year-old should not continue beyond 12:00 BST.

While he agreed such cases should not be rushed, he said: "The law itself is quite straightforward. Sir Mark Hedley, a former High Court judge for the family division, told Radio 4: "I think our social structure is such, that... We will continue to fight for Archie."

Doctors treating Archie Battersbee, of Southend, Essex, will withdraw his life support at midday today - unless the Supreme Court agrees a dramatic ...

Everybody is trying their very best to give of their best in impossibly difficult circumstances.' The doctors don't want to go to court. The parents don't want to go to court. The managers don't want to go to court.' He said: 'In short, his system, his organs and, ultimately, his heart are in the process of closing down. If damaged - through trauma in Archie's case, or through bleeding, infections or tumours - it swells up but has no room to expand because it is encased inside the skull. But this is simply down to reflexes triggered by nerves in the spine that are not linked with the brain. These include the pupils not responding to light, having no cough or gag reflex and being unresponsive to pain. If the court agrees to hear the case then doctors will be ordered to keep him on life support until judges have reached a decision. Whereas, it is scientifically possible for someone in a vegetative state to recover. I promised Archie I would fight for his life to the end and that's what I'm doing. Archie was found with a ligature around his neck on April 7 and never regained consciousness.

Here's what happened to Archie Battersbee - the 12-year-old whose parents are continuing to fight to keep him on life support.

If you have low oxygen to the brain for over three minutes you can get brain damage and if you have low oxygen to the brain for over five minutes it can result in death." Speaking outside the hospital where Archie is being treated, she said: "We made a promise to Archie, we will fight to the end. Archie's parents, Hollie Dance, 46, and Paul Battersbee, 57, from Southend-on-Sea in Essex, have been fighting a legal battle against Barts NHS trust (opens in new tab) since May in order to keep their son on life support. If tomorrow's the last day then so be it, but we will be applying to the Supreme Court." The blackout challenge results in a lack of oxygen to the brain, which can be deadly. Found unconcious by his mum at home, Archie's sad story has resonated with parents across the country, generating widespread sympathy and a reminder of the devastating effects social media can have.

Experts monitor patients for days, or even months, to reach a decision – there is no easy litmus test, says Mehrunisha Suleman, director of medical ethics ...

In such cases clinical teams either consider the patient to be dead, or they consider continued intervention to be burdensome or harmful to the point that it would be unethical to continue. As such, a decision to withdraw intervention from a child is likely to rely very heavily on a clinical team’s judgment of such intervention being harmful and providing no chance of enabling a life through unsupported means. The likelihood of recovery and the degree of harm an unconscious patient is experiencing can be difficult to pin down. In cases where there are disputes between families and clinical teams, and the decision is then referred to the courts – as in Archie’s case – the ethical question that is often most pertinent is whether medical intervention should continue. Clinical teams also assess what a patient’s wishes would be and whether they would have a preference for medical intervention being continued or withdrawn. However, what is not in dispute is that these decisions are immensely complex, and often include experts considering information that isn’t in the public domain.

Supreme court 'with a heavy heart' refuses to allow appeal in 12-year-old's case.

Permission to appeal against that decision was refused by the court of appeal. Speaking to reporters outside the Royal London hospital, Archie’s mother said she would not give up the fight but appeared to accept that there was little hope of success. A high court judge ruled in May that it was in Archie’s best interests for life support treatment to be withdrawn. The panel reaches this conclusion with a heavy heart and wishes to extend its deep sympathy to Archie’s parents at this very sad time.” The court of appeal in its careful judgment delivered by its president, Sir Andrew McFarlane, yesterday, has exercised its discretion in refusing a stay. “It is nonetheless the task of the court to apply the law which requires judges to give paramount consideration to Archie’s welfare.

Tragically, for a small number of children who become critically ill each year, medicine reaches its limits.

The managers don't want to go to court. The doctors don't want to go to court. The parents don't want to go to court. Sometimes, all medicine can do is to prolong the inevitable." Sometimes medical teams may need external help to reach an agreement. Archie's case had been heard in several top courts.

Supreme Court verdict says the Court of Appeal "made the correct decision" over the 12-year-old's care.

The precedent his case sets can go an incredibly long way to fixing a system which has no room for error." "Legislation must be passed reforming the system. The ruling said it was "not clear that Archie has any more extensive rights in international law" nor was the decision to end treatment a "breach of international law". But the Supreme Court said it was "not persuaded that there is an arguable case that the Court of Appeal has so erred and accordingly refuses permission to appeal to this Court". It also said the Court of Appeal "made the correct decision". Barts NHS Health Trust, which runs the Royal London Hospital in east London where Archie is being treated, said it would continue to "work with the family to prepare for the withdrawal of treatment".

The mother of 12-year-old Archie Battersbee said that his life support will be withdrawn tomorrow (Wednesday) at 11am after the family lost a Supreme Court ...

We do not understand what the rush is and why all of our wishes are being denied. He said: “Our deepest sympathies remain with Archie’s family. “I know Archie’s still with us. Is that the way forward in this country then we’re allowed to execute children because they’ve got disabilities? We will fight until the end.” She added: “I will continue to fight right until the bitter end.

Britain's Supreme Court yesterday refused to prevent a hospital from withdrawing life support from a 12-year-old boy with catastrophic brain damage, ...

Under British law, it is common for courts to intervene when parents and doctors disagree on the treatment of a child. The judges agreed with a lower court that continuing treatment "serves only to protract his death." In several cases, including this one, the families have been backed by a religious pressure group, Christian Concern. "It's disgraceful, it's absolutely shameful. It's wrong," Dance said. "It's not right, Archie's my child.

Archie was found unconscious at home on April 7. A court has rejected a bid by his parents to extend his treatment.

Under British law, it is common for courts to intervene when parents and doctors disagree on the treatment of a child. The judges agreed with a lower court that continuing treatment “serves only to protract his death”. In several cases, including this one, the families have been backed by a religious pressure group, Christian Concern. A panel of three Supreme Court judges said it could only overturn that ruling “if it is satisfied that the Court of Appeal has made an error of law or principle”. It said it “is not persuaded that there is an arguable case that the Court of Appeal has so erred.” On Monday, the Court of Appeal said that “every day that (Archie) continues to be given life-sustaining treatment is contrary to his best interests and, so, a stay, even for a short time, is against his best interests.” She said she would continue to “go in and sit with Archie, as I do every day and every night, until the early hours of the morning.”

Tragically, for a small number of children who become critically ill each year, medicine reaches its limits.

The managers don't want to go to court. The doctors don't want to go to court. The parents don't want to go to court. Sometimes, all medicine can do is to prolong the inevitable." Sometimes medical teams may need external help to reach an agreement. Archie's case had been heard in several top courts.

However three Supreme Court judges refused to keep that treatment going beyond midday Tuesday, local time. Archie's parents Paul Battersbee and Hollie Dance ...

Since then, he has been in a coma and is only being kept alive through ventilation, drug treatments and other medical interventions at the Royal London Hospital. “As directed by the courts, we will now work with the family to prepare for the withdrawal of treatment.” “Our solicitors will be filing to the European Court of Human Rights,” Dance also told the PA news agency.