Enlarge this image Kate Cox and her husband were expecting their third child when they got a devastating fetal diagnosis last week. She is also having problems threatening her own health. A judge may decide if she can end her pregnancy on Thursday. Cox family … [Read more...]
Archie Battersbee’s mother vows to fight ‘until the bitter end’ to keep son alive
Archie Battersbee’s mother, Hollie Dance, has vowed to fight for her son “til the bitter end” as the family wait to hear from the European Court of Human Rights after making a last-ditch bid to postpone the withdrawal of his life support. “I am hoping they step in and give Archie a right to live, I think that he deserves that,” Dance said on Wednesday (3 August). “I promised … [Read more...]
Archie Battersbee: Timeline of battle over 12-year-old’s life support
The family of Archie Battersbee announced on Saturday (6 August) that the 12-year-old has died, shortly after his life support was switched off. Archie’s parents had been involved in a months-long legal battle with medical professionals who said they should stop treating the child as he was brain-stem dead. The family exhausted all legal options, taking their fight to keep … [Read more...]
Archie Battersbee: Timeline as parents lose High Court bid to have him moved to hospice
Archie Battersbee’s parents have lost a High Court bid to have him transferred to a hospice to die. The parents of the 12-year-old wanted him transferred from the Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel, east London, to a hospice which had agreed to take him. However Mrs Justice Theis ruled on Friday that Archie should stay under the case of the hospital while life support is … [Read more...]