Archie Battersbee

Parents Hollie Dance (pictured) and Paul Battersbee lost two High Court hearings to get continued life support treatment for their son Archie.

He also appealed on the grounds that Archie's family's wishes were also not given "real or proper weight", that Mr Justice Hayden had failed to carry out a "comprehensive evaluation" of the benefits and burdens of continuing life support treatment, and had that he had been wrong to conclude that treatment was burdensome and futile. Barts Health NHS Trust, which runs the hospital in Whitechapel in east London, had taken the case to the courts to get a ruling on what was in the best interests of Archie, who the courts have heard had catastrophic brain injuries. Appeal judges supported a High Court ruling that ending his life support was lawful and in his best interests.

The father of Archie Battersbee, a 12-year-old boy at the centre of a life-support dispute, has been taken to hospital with a suspected heart attack or ...

He noted the case had received widespread media coverage – including a photograph of Archie, but went on to add that he ‘is no longer the boy in the photograph’. News of Mr Battersbee’s suspected serious illness was shared with the court and the family had asked to postpone the ruling. It is not known exactly when Paul Battersbee, who is in his 50s, fell ill, but a lawyer on Monday said that he had been taken to hospital.

Doctors have argued it is futile to carry on treating Archie Battersbee, 12, after he suffered a catastrophic brain injury when a social media dare ...

Until Archie gives up, I won’t give up.” His parents disagree. He is someone whose every bodily function is now maintained by artificial means." Mr Justice Hayden delivered a ruling recently after reviewing evidence at a hearing in the Family Division of the High Court in London. Sir Andrew McFarlane, the president of the Family Division of the High Court and the most senior family court judge in England and Wales, said in a detailed ruling that medical staff had seen "no signs of life" in Archie. Today, Sir Andrew McFarlane, the president of the Family Division of the High Court and the most senior family court judge in England and Wales, Lady Justice King and Lord Justice Peter Jackson delivered their ruling.

The Court of Appeal was told Paul Battersbee was taken to hospital with a suspected stroke or heart attack.

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The 12-year-old boy has been unconscious since early April.

Start your Independent Premium subscription today. By clicking ‘Register’ you confirm that your data has been entered correctly and you have read and agree to our Terms of use, Cookie policy and Privacy notice. The 12-year-old has not regained consciousness since that date. He is someone whose every bodily function is now maintained by artificial means.” By clicking ‘Register’ you confirm that your data has been entered correctly and you have read and agree to our Terms of use, Cookie policy and Privacy notice. Until it’s God’s way I won’t accept he should go.

Appeal judges said they would "stay" the ending of Archie Battersbee's treatment for 48 hours to allow his parents time to approach the European court. Sir ...

Ms Dance and Archie's father are waiting for three Court of Appeal judges to rule on the latest round of a life-support treatment fight. Judges were also told that Archie's father had been taken ill shortly before the appeal court hearing and had gone to hospital, but the judges did not allow this to delay their ruling. Three Court of Appeal judges delivered the ruling about what moves are in the best interests of Archie Battersbee.

Three appeal judges on Monday upheld a ruling by a High Court judge who had decided that doctors could lawfully stop treating the 12-year-old.

They complained that Mr Justice Hayden had based his decision on Archie’s “medical best interests”, not his “best interests in the wider sense” and the judge had not carried out a “careful” and “comprehensive” evaluation of the benefits and burdens of continued “life-sustaining treatment”. But Court of Appeal judges upheld a challenge by his parents against decisions taken by Mrs Justice Arbuthnot and said the evidence should be reviewed by Mr Justice Hayden. Archie’s parents, who are separated, said the judge made errors and wanted the appeal court to remit the case to another High Court judge for another hearing. But appeal judges Sir Andrew McFarlane, the president of the Family Division of the High Court and most senior family court judge in England and Wales, Lady Justice King and Lord Justice Peter Jackson refused to overturn Mr Justice Hayden’s decision. Mr Justice Hayden delivered a ruling recently after reviewing evidence at a hearing in the Family Division of the High Court in London. Hollie Dance said afterwards that she would continue to fight and was considering taking the case to the European Court of Human Rights, which is based in Strasbourg, France.

Three appeal judges on Monday upheld a ruling by a High Court judge who had decided that doctors could lawfully stop treating the 12-year-old.

They complained that Mr Justice Hayden had based his decision on Archie’s “medical best interests”, not his “best interests in the wider sense” and the judge had not carried out a “careful” and “comprehensive” evaluation of the benefits and burdens of continued “life-sustaining treatment”. But Court of Appeal judges upheld a challenge by his parents against decisions taken by Mrs Justice Arbuthnot and said the evidence should be reviewed by Mr Justice Hayden. Archie’s parents, who are separated, said the judge made errors and wanted the appeal court to remit the case to another High Court judge for another hearing. But appeal judges Sir Andrew McFarlane, the president of the Family Division of the High Court and most senior family court judge in England and Wales, Lady Justice King and Lord Justice Peter Jackson refused to overturn Mr Justice Hayden’s decision. Mr Justice Hayden delivered a ruling recently after reviewing evidence at a hearing in the Family Division of the High Court in London. Hollie Dance said afterwards that she would continue to fight and was considering taking the case to the European Court of Human Rights, which is based in Strasbourg, France.

Three Court of Appeal judges in London have upheld a ruling by a High Court judge, who had decided that doctors could lawfully stop treating Archie.

But Court of Appeal judges upheld a challenge by his parents against decisions taken by Mrs Justice Arbuthnot and said the evidence should be reviewed by Mr Justice Hayden. They complained that Mr Justice Hayden had based his decision on Archie’s “medical best interests”, not his “best interests in the wider sense”. But appeal judges Sir Andrew McFarlane, the president of the Family Division of the High Court and most senior family court judge in England and Wales, Lady Justice King and Lord Justice Peter Jackson, said it was in Archie’s best interests that their ruling was delivered as planned. Archie’s parents wanted the appeal court to remit the case to another High Court judge for another hearing. Mr Justice Hayden delivered a ruling recently after reviewing evidence at a hearing in the Family Division of the High Court in London. “The family maintain that fair and proper balance was not carried out when looking at Archie’s best interests and will appeal directly to the European Court of Human Rights, or the United Nations, as a result.”

Three Court of Appeal judges in London have upheld a ruling by a High Court judge, who had decided that doctors could lawfully stop treating Archie.

But Court of Appeal judges upheld a challenge by his parents against decisions taken by Mrs Justice Arbuthnot and said the evidence should be reviewed by Mr Justice Hayden. They complained that Mr Justice Hayden had based his decision on Archie’s “medical best interests”, not his “best interests in the wider sense”. But appeal judges Sir Andrew McFarlane, the president of the Family Division of the High Court and most senior family court judge in England and Wales, Lady Justice King and Lord Justice Peter Jackson, said it was in Archie’s best interests that their ruling was delivered as planned. Archie’s parents wanted the appeal court to remit the case to another High Court judge for another hearing. Mr Justice Hayden delivered a ruling recently after reviewing evidence at a hearing in the Family Division of the High Court in London. “The family maintain that fair and proper balance was not carried out when looking at Archie’s best interests and will appeal directly to the European Court of Human Rights, or the United Nations, as a result.”

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The three Court of Appeal judges said they would delay ending Archie’s treatment for 48 hours — until 2 p.m. local time on Wednesday — to allow his parents to ask the European Court of Human Rights to consider the case. Sir Andrew McFarlane, one of three judges in Monday’s U.K. court ruling, said Archie’s condition and the “awful predicament” he and his family are in had received widespread media attention, including a photograph taken before the incident. … That’s my little boy, and I’ll fight as long as I possibly can.” “All I’ve asked for from day one is time. Other deaths cited in the lawsuit include a 14-year-old Australian boy in April 2020, a 10-year-old Italian girl in January 2021, a 12-year-old Colorado boy in April of that year and a 12-year-old Oklahoma boy in July 2021. Speaking to reporters Monday outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London — where three Court of Appeal judges upheld an earlier court ruling that continuing life-support treatment was not in Archie’s best interests — Dance vowed not to give up the fight.

A lawyer representing Mr Battersbee and Archie's mother Hollie Dance say they are considering a challenge to the appeal judges' ruling. David Foster, based at ...

But Court of Appeal judges upheld a challenge by his parents against decisions taken by Mrs Justice Arbuthnot and said the evidence should be reviewed by Mr Justice Hayden. Appeal judges Sir Andrew McFarlane, the president of the Family Division of the High Court and the most senior family court judge in England and Wales, Lady Justice King and Lord Justice Peter Jackson on Monday upheld a ruling by a High Court judge who concluded that doctors could lawfully stop providing life-support treatment to Archie. The father of a 12-year-old boy at the centre of a life-support treatment fight has spent a night in hospital after being taken ill shortly before Court of Appeal judges ruled that the youngster could be disconnected from a ventilator, a family spokeswoman says.

Paul Battersbee fell ill before appeal judges ruled son's life support could end, spokeswoman says.

Barts Health NHS Trust, which runs the hospital in Whitechapel in east London, had taken the case to the courts to get a ruling on what was in the best interests of Archie, who the court heard suffered catastrophic brain injuries. Mr Battersbee took ill shortly before Court of Appeal judges supported a High Court ruling that ending his life support was lawful and in his best interests. The spokeswoman said Mr Battersbee, who is in his 50s, was "OK now" and should be out of hospital by the end of the day.