Archie Battersbee

The life-support treatment of a 12-year-old boy who suffered "catastrophic" brain damage should stop, a High Court judge has ruled.

She added: “I feel sickened that the hospital and the judge have failed to take the wishes of the family into consideration. “I find that irreversible cessation of brain stem function has been conclusively established. This is believed to be the first time that someone has been declared ‘likely’ to be dead by an MRI test. I know of miracles when people have come back from being brain-dead." Until it’s God’s way I won’t accept he should go. I will not give up on my son."

A High Court judge has ruled that a 12-year-old suffering from brain damage is dead and that life support treatment should stop, despite his 'devastated' ...

‘Basing this judgment on an MRI test and that he is “likely” to be dead, is not good enough. The Christian Legal Centre said: ‘There is no clear definition of death in English law, and a case like this has never come before an English court before. A campaign organisation supporting Archie’s family has said the case ‘raises the significant moral, legal and medical question as to when a person is dead’. ‘The medical expert opinion presented in court was clear in that the whole concept of “brain death” is now discredited, and in any event, Archie cannot be reliably diagnosed as brain-dead.’ This is believed to be the first time that someone has been declared “likely” to be dead based on an MRI test. Saying she has been left ‘sickened’ by the hospital and judge, she accused them of ‘failing to take the wishes of the family into consideration’.

Doctors treating him at the Royal London Hospital in east London told the High Court it was "highly likely" he was "brain-stem dead" and asked for his life ...

"Basing this judgment on an MRI test and that he is 'likely' to be dead, is not good enough. "The downside of such a hurried death is the inability of his loving and beloved family to say goodbye." She said she felt "sickened" that the hospital and judge had not taken into account the wishes of the family and added she did "not believe Archie has been given enough time". "His heart is still beating, he has gripped my hand, and as his mother, I know he is still in there," she said. Archie's mother Hollie Dance said she was "devastated" and the family planned to appeal. Doctors treating him at the Royal London Hospital in east London told the High Court it was "highly likely" he was "brain-stem dead" and asked for his life support to end.

A judge has ruled that 12-year-old Archie Battersbee, who has been at the centre of a High Court life-support treatment dispute after suffering brain damage ...

“They will not give up now and intend to appeal. “His position is not going to improve. We will continue to stand with the family and continue to pray for a miracle.” Andrea Williams, chief executive of the CLC, said the ruling was “a devastating moment for Archie and his family”. The downside of such a hurried death is the inability of his loving and beloved family to say goodbye.” He added that that Archie’s “total lack of a prospect of recovery outweigh his Christian beliefs and the benefits to him of a continuing life on mechanical ventilation for a few more weeks or months”.

The mother of Archie Battersbee has vowed to fight on for her son and other children who have been "sentenced to death", after a judge ruled that he should ...

“There’s a lot of kids being sentenced to death through this hospital. But she said she would not give up the fight for her son, and that her "gut instinct" was that he was still alive. His family have already said they intend to appeal the ruling, with his mother Hollie Dance saying she was "devastated and extremely disappointed" that the decision.

Judge says doctors at London hospital can lawfully stop treating boy, who had accident at home in April.

This case raises the significant moral, legal and medical questions as to when a person is dead. His position is not going to improve.” The steps I have set out above are lawful.”

Archie Battersbee has been at the centre of a legal dispute after he was seriously injured in an incident at his home in Southend, Essex, in April.

"Until it's God's way I won't accept that he should go." He said Archie's prognosis was "very grave" and told the judge that his chances of recovery were "very low". Archie Battersbee has been at the centre of a legal dispute after he was seriously injured in an incident at his home in Southend, Essex, in April. She said she felt "sickened at the hospital" and the judge "failed", adding that her son had not been given enough time. Archie Battersbee has been at the centre of a legal dispute after he was seriously injured in an incident at his home in Southend, Essex, in April. She told reporters: "After weeks of fighting a legal battle, when I wanted to be by my little boy's bedside, basing the judgment on an MRI test - and that he is likely to be dead - is not good enough.

Treatment for a brain-damaged boy in a coma should stop, a High Court judge has ruled. Archie Battersbee, 12, was found unconscious at his home in Southend, ...

"Basing this judgement on an MRI test and that he is 'likely' to be dead, is not good enough. "The downside of such a hurried death is the inability of his loving and beloved family to say goodbye." She said she felt "sickened" that the hospital and judge had not taken into account the wishes of the family and added she did "not believe Archie has been given enough time". "His heart is still beating, he has gripped my hand, and as his mother, I know he is still in there," she said. Archie's mother Hollie Dance said she was "devastated" and the family planned to appeal. Doctors treating him at the Royal London Hospital in east London told the High Court it was "highly likely" he was "brain-stem dead" and asked for his life support to end.

Archie Battersbee has been at the centre of a High Court life-support treatment dispute, with his parents seeking to continue his treatment.

"I feel sickened that the hospital and the judge have failed to take the wishes of the family into consideration. We intend to appeal and will not give up on Archie." "Basing this judgment on an MRI test and that he is 'likely' to be dead, is not good enough.