Archie Battersbee

A boy who has been on life support for nearly four months will have his ventilator turned off on Monday, the hospital caring for him has said.

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The government's legal advisers have asked the High Court to "urgently consider" a request by the UN to stop life support treatment being ended for 12-year-old ...

This was not a 'request' but an interim measures injunction from the UN. In response to the Government Legal Department letter to the High Court, Ms Dance said: "We are relieved that the Government has taken the UN's intervention seriously. In response to the Government Legal Department letter to the High Court, Archie's mother Hollie Dance says "we are relieved that the Government has taken the UN's intervention seriously".

The 12-year-old was found unconscious at home in Southend, Essex, on 7 April. His parents have appealed to the Health Secretary to prevent his treatment from ...

"We have received the letter and will respond in due course." "We are giving Archie's loved ones time to come to terms with the decision of the courts that treatment should not continue and are involving them in each stage." In a statement issued by the Christian Legal Centre, they said: "We as a family are very disappointed that the trust's management has chosen to hide behind euphemisms and to mislead the public.

Government lawyers have asked the High Court to “urgently consider” a request by the UN to stop life-support treatment being ended for 12-year-old Archie ...

It also added that it had asked the request to be urgently placed in front of a High Court judge. The 12-year-old’s parents had also appealed to the UN over the turning off of Archie’s life support, after the Supreme Court declined to intervene in the case. It comes after Archie’s mother, Hollie Dance, urged the Health Secretary to “act immediately” to stop the treatment ending, saying it would be “a flagrant breach” of his rights.

The 12-year-old boy was left in a comatose state after suffering brain damage following an incident at his home on April 7. Barts Health NHS Trust, which is ...

This was not a ‘request’ but an interim measures injunction from the UN. In response, the UNRPD asked the UK to "refrain from withdrawing life-preserving medical treatment, including mechanical ventilation and artificial nutrition and hydration... "The Government asked the High Court to urgently consider the request from the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities." Archie’s family claim the UK would be in breach of its obligations under "Articles 10 and 12 of the UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities, and Article 6 of the UN Convention on the Rights of Children" if treatment is stopped. It is understood the Trust is following its instructions set out by the High Court to stop Archie’s treatment, and it has not received any direct communications from the UNRPD or the Government to act otherwise. The Government Legal Department wrote to the Family Division of the High Court on Sunday and asked for the committee’s request to be "urgently considered".

Barts Health NHS Trust, which is caring for Archie Battersbee, said in a letter to his parents that “all fluid infusions, medications, including vasopressin ...

Hastening his death to prevent that would be completely unacceptable. Alistair Chesser, chief medical officer for Barts Health NHS Trust, said on Friday that “further delay” in starting to provide “palliative care” to Archie would “not be appropriate” without a court order. Ms Dance and Paul Battersbee, the youngster’s parents, will be told on Monday morning how the withdrawal process is to be performed, with the aim to “preserve Archie’s dignity”, the letter read. “However, we want to ensure that you and your family are involved as much as you wish to be.” It comes after Archie’s mother, Hollie Dance, urged the Health Secretary to “act immediately” to stop the treatment ending, saying it would be “a flagrant breach” of his rights. The letter, sent over the weekend, and shown to the PA news agency, read: “We understand that any discussions around the withdrawal of Archie’s treatment are very difficult and painful.

The 12-year-old is due to have life-support treatment at the Royal London Hospital in east London withdrawn at 2pm on Monday.

Looking ahead to Monday’s hearing, she said: “It’s just left me feeling very anxious all weekend. It just feels awful.” It’s been a very hard few months.” “It’s been very draining. She added: “It’s just caused so much stress. It’s very misleading.”

It comes after Archie's mother, Hollie Dance, urged the Health Secretary to "act immediately" to stop the treatment ending. | ITV News Anglia.

This was not a ‘request’ but an interim measures injunction from the UN. Hastening his death to prevent that would be completely unacceptable. At a second hearing, Mr Justice Hayden said evidence shows Archie suffered a “significant injury” to “multiple areas” of his brain and had not “regained awareness at any time”. He said the reality of Archie’s case was “terrible”. “The government asked the High Court to urgently consider the request from the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.” "A spokesperson for the Department of Health and Social Care said: “We recognise this is an exceptionally difficult time for Archie Battersbee’s family and our thoughts are with them. “As the family division is seized of this matter, and the trust is acting pursuant to the order of the court, we request that this letter is placed before the out-of-hours judge immediately and/or, if possible, before Mr Justice Hayden.”

Court of Appeal grants hearing at 11am, hours before youngster's life-support due to be withdrawn.

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. 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 government asked the High Court to urgently consider the request from the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.” The decision was later backed by the Court of Appeal and Archie’s family applied to the UN as a final attempt to prevent their son’s treatment from being stopped, with the committee contacting the government on Friday. The Court of Appeal has granted a virtual hearing for 11am on Monday after the government asked it to “urgently consider” a request from the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities to continue his treatment so the committee could examine his case.

The Court of Appeal has granted a hearing at 11am on Monday, hours before the youngster's life-support is due to be withdrawn.

“The Government asked the High Court to urgently consider the request from the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.” “However, we want to ensure that you and your family are involved as much as you wish to be.” “The plan to withdraw treatment will proceed unless the court directs otherwise.” The Court of Appeal has granted a virtual hearing for 11am on Monday after the Government asked it to “urgently consider” a request from the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities to continue his treatment so the committee could examine his case. “We are already broken and the not knowing what was going to happen next is excruciating.” Archie’s mother, Hollie Dance, said the family felt “relieved” that the Government had taken the UN’s intervention seriously.

The 12-year-old is due to have life-support treatment at the Royal London Hospital in east London withdrawn at 2pm on Monday.

Looking ahead to Monday’s hearing, she said: “It’s just left me feeling very anxious all weekend. It just feels awful.” It’s been a very hard few months.” “It’s been very draining. She added: “It’s just caused so much stress. It’s very misleading.”

His family has been involved in months-long legal battle with medical professionals who say they should stop treating the 12-year-old as he is brain-stem dead.

Doctors are due to withdraw life support at 2pm. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. But a High Court hearing is planned to look at whether to keep Archie on life support while the UN considers the case. The Court of Appeal rejected the family’s bid to appeal the second High Court ruling. On the same day, the UN asked for the 12-year-old to remain on life support while it considers the case. The family won their hearing at the Court of Appeal, who sent the case back to the High Court for reconsideration.

Last week, Appeal Court judges ruled that doctors could lawfully disconnect his ventilator. It comes after two High Court judges agreed with doctors and said ...

That he's progressing, not deteriorating like the doctor said that he would." We are already broken and the not knowing what was going to happen next is excruciating." "The anxiety of being told that Archie's life-support will be removed... "The government asked the High Court to urgently consider the request from the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities." "The plan to withdraw treatment will proceed unless the court directs otherwise." Archie's family applied to the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities (UNRPD) to consider the case, arguing it had a protocol that allowed individuals and families to "make complaints about violations of disabled people's rights".

The Court of Appeal has granted a virtual hearing for 11am on Monday after the Government asked it to “urgently consider” a request from the UN Committee on the ...

“The Government asked the High Court to urgently consider the request from the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.” The trust said in the letter: “We understand that any discussions around the withdrawal of Archie’s treatment are very difficult and painful. “The plan to withdraw treatment will proceed unless the court directs otherwise.” The Court of Appeal has granted a virtual hearing for 11am on Monday after the Government asked it to “urgently consider” a request from the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities to continue his treatment so the committee could examine his case. Archie’s mother, Hollie Dance, said the family felt “relieved” that the Government had taken the UN’s intervention seriously. The decision was later backed by the Court of Appeal and Archie’s family applied to the UN as a final attempt to prevent their son’s treatment from being stopped, with the committee contacting the Government on Friday.

The 12-year-old is due to have life-support treatment at the Royal London Hospital in east London withdrawn at 2pm on Monday.

Looking ahead to Monday’s hearing, she said: “It’s just left me feeling very anxious all weekend. It just feels awful.” It’s been a very hard few months.” “It’s been very draining. She added: “It’s just caused so much stress. It’s very misleading.”

The Court of Appeal began a hearing at 11am on Monday, hours before the youngster's life-support is due to be withdrawn. | ITV News Anglia.

She thinks he may have been taking part in an online challenge. She told the court there was a “commendable logic” in that decision given that the court had all of the information necessary, having considered the case previously. 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. At the hearing, lawyers representing Archie's parents told judges that, unless the withdrawal of his life-sustaining treatment was postponed, the court would be “complicit” in a “flagrant breach of international law”. The decision was later backed by the Court of Appeal and Archie’s family applied to the UN as a final attempt to prevent their son’s treatment from being stopped, with the committee contacting the government on Friday. The Court of Appeal granted a virtual hearing for 11am on Monday after the government asked it to “urgently consider” a request from the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities to continue his treatment so the committee could examine his case.

Parents Hollie Dance and Paul Battersbee will learn the fate of their son Archie Battersbe this morning at a last-minute Court of Appeal meeting as.

It's been a very hard few months." She added: "It's been very draining. She added: "It's just caused so much stress. It's very misleading." It's very much the opposite. The Government had asked the Court of Appeal to "urgently consider" a request from the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities to continue his treatment so the committee can examine his case.

Archie Battersbee's life support can be withdrawn tomorrow after a court rejected a last-minute appeal from his family.

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Archie Battersbee, 12, has been in a coma since April after he suffered a catastrophic brain injury - the doctors treating him say he is brain-stem dead and ...

It's been a very hard few months." "It's been very draining. It just feels awful." She added: "It's just caused so much stress. It's very misleading." It's very much the opposite.

Judges say termination should not be suspended beyond midday on Tuesday as UN considers case of 12-year-old.

The latest hearing was granted after the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities (CRPD) submitted a request that Archie continue to receive life support treatment while it considered his case. Judges expressed concern about the time the CPRD could take to consider the case, with one observing that it usually sits only twice a year. But the deadline was suspended while the court of appeal heard further arguments on Monday on behalf of Hollie Dance, 46, and Paul Battersbee, 57, from Southend-on-Sea in Essex, who want their son to die as “natural” a death as possible.