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Last-minute hearing in Archie case

Last-minute hearing in Archie case

Court of Appeal to consider whether medical treatment should continue

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Joshua Rozenberg
Aug 01, 2022
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The Court of Appeal will sit this morning to consider whether medical treatment for Archie Battersbee should continue. Doctors at the Royal London Hospital had planned to withdraw his life support at 2pm today after a High Court judge ruled two weeks ago that the 12-year-old had “no hope at all of recovery”.

A remote hearing has been arranged for 11 o’cl…

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