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Archie Battersbee's parents have lost their fight to stop a hospital withdrawing treatment for their son. The 12-year-old was found unconscious at home in Southend, Essex, on April 7.
A decision has now been announced. It has ruled it will only grant a short stay, or delay, until 12 o'clock tomorrow. After that, his ventilator can be switched off, reports The Mirror. The Government’s legal department then wrote an urgent letter on Sunday on behalf of Health Secretary Steve Barclay, asking the courts to urgently consider the committee’s request. The Court of Appeal began considering the issues at the hearing on Monday.
He told the court: “What this court is considering now is whether it is going to be complicit in a flagrant breach of international law.” Mr Devereux also argued that it would be “wholly inappropriate” for the court to reach a decision without the Government being required to provide its views on the committee’s request.
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