Archie’s life support may end today
Parents’ last hope is to ask Supreme Court for permission to appeal
Doctors will prepare to withdraw life-sustaining treatment from Archie Battersbee this afternoon unless directed otherwise by the UK Supreme Court.
Yesterday, the Court of Appeal refused an application to suspend an earlier ruling that continuing his treatment would be futile and unlawful. Mr Justice Hayden said on 15 July that the treatment “serves only…
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