His parents plan to apply by the deadline. It comes after they lost their latest legal bid to stop doctors ending life-sustaining treatment for their brain-damaged son after a European court said it “will not interfere” with decisions by British courts. The 12-year-old’s family had applied to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) to intervene as they battled to have the treatment stopped. But the Strasbourg-based court said it would not interfere with previous decisions by “national courts”. Archie is being kept alive by a combination of medical interventions, including ventilation and drug treatments. Now Barts Health NHS Trust in London has said treatment will end at 11am. tomorrow, unless the family files an application in the High Court by 9 am to shift him to a hostel.
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He insisted: “Any application will be opposed on both procedural and best interests grounds.” The Trust said it “continues to put Archie’s welfare and best interests at the forefront of decision-making about his care. It believes Archie’s condition is unstable and moving him even a short distance poses a significant risk.” . But if an application is made, then treatment will continue until the offer is heard, he said. The family has made it clear they want her moved to a hospice so she can receive palliative care. Use Chrome browser for more accessible video player 0:32 “I promised Archie I would fight” Speaking earlier, Archie’s mother Hollie Dance said: ‘We now have to fight to see if we can get him out of here so he can have a decent time in a hospice. “It’s just unfair. The fact that as parents we don’t have rights over our children, it’s disgusting.” A family spokesman said: “We think it is completely barbaric and absolutely disgusting that we are not even allowed to choose where Archie goes in his final moments. “Hospices are well and truly designed for palliative and palliative care. Archie is now obviously in palliative care, so there is no reason for him not to spend his final moments in a hospice. “The hostel said they’d take him.” The child had been in a coma since being found unconscious by his mother at home in Southend, Essex, in April. Image: Archie’s parents Paul Battersbee and Hollie Dance Doctors treating Archie at the Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel, east London, believe he is brain dead and say continued life support is not in his best interests. But his family insisted the treatment must continue, saying the youngster’s heart was still beating and he was holding his mother’s hand. Speaking about the setback at the European court, Ms Dance said it was “another shocking development” and she felt “absolutely deflated and so disappointed … obviously this was our last option”. On Tuesday, she and Archie’s father Paul Battersbee lost a bid in the High Court – the UK’s highest court – to have the treatment continue. A day earlier, the Court of Appeal rejected a proposal by the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities to delay the withdrawal of the treatment until it had a chance to review the case.
title: “Archie Battersbee S Life Support Will Be Switched Off Unless The Family Start The Hospice Offer By 9Am. Uk News " ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-19” author: “Catherine Sanchez”
His parents plan to apply by the deadline. They have lost their latest legal challenge to stop doctors ending hospital care for their cerebral palsy son after a European court said it “will not interfere” with decisions by British courts. The 12-year-old’s family had applied to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) to intervene as they battled to have the treatment stopped. But the Strasbourg-based court said it would not interfere with previous decisions by “national courts”. Archie is being kept alive by a combination of medical interventions, including ventilation and drug treatments. Now Barts Health NHS Trust in London has said treatment will end at 11am on Thursday unless the family apply to the High Court by 9am to move him to a hospice.
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He insisted: “Any application will be opposed on both procedural and best interests grounds.” The Trust said it “continues to put Archie’s welfare and best interests at the forefront of decision-making about his care. It believes Archie’s condition is unstable and moving him even a short distance poses a significant risk.” . But if an application is made, then treatment will continue until the offer is heard, he said. The family has made it clear they want her moved to a hospice so she can receive palliative care. Use Chrome browser for more accessible video player 0:32 “I promised Archie I would fight” Speaking earlier, Archie’s mother Hollie Dance said: ‘We now have to fight to see if we can get him out of here so he can have a decent time in a hospice. “It’s just unfair. The fact that as parents we don’t have rights over our children, it’s disgusting.” A family spokesman said: “We think it is completely barbaric and absolutely disgusting that we are not even allowed to choose where Archie goes in his final moments. “Hospices are well and truly designed for palliative and palliative care. Archie is now obviously in palliative care, so there is no reason for him not to spend his final moments in a hospice. “The hostel said they’d take him.” The child had been in a coma since being found unconscious by his mother at home in Southend, Essex, in April. Magistrates heard Mrs Dance discovered her son unconscious with a ligature over his head after believing he had taken part in an online challenge. Image: Archie’s parents Paul Battersbee and Hollie Dance Doctors treating Archie at the Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel, east London, believe he is brain dead and say continued life support is not in his best interests. But his family insisted the treatment must continue, saying the youngster’s heart was still beating and he was holding his mother’s hand. Speaking about the setback at the European court, Ms Dance said it was “another shocking development” and she felt “absolutely deflated and so disappointed … obviously this was our last option”. On Tuesday, she and Archie’s father Paul Battersbee lost a bid in the High Court – the UK’s highest court – to have the treatment continue. A day earlier, the Court of Appeal rejected a proposal by the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities to delay the withdrawal of the treatment until it had a chance to review the case.
