Archie Battersbee, a 12-year-old boy caught in the middle of a legal battle between his parents and doctors in England, has died today.
“He’s such a beautiful kid and he fought to the end,” said his mother, Hollie Dance.
With her family outside the Royal London Hospital in England, she said she was “the proudest mother in the world”.
He was in a coma after suffering a brain injury. The death occurred after the devices that allowed him to breathe were turned off.
His mom and dad, Paul Battersbee, lost a string of legal disputes as they tried to keep him on life support while the machines were running.
Archie has been hospitalized since he was found unconscious at his home in Southend-on-Sea on April 7. His mother says she believes she entered an internet contest when she lost consciousness. She has never woken up since she was admitted, and experts say the tests showed no discernible brain activity.
Appeal to the Supreme Court
Archie Battersbee’s family lost their appeal in the UK’s Supreme Court, which tried to prevent the hospital shutting down the machines that allow the boy to breathe.
British justice had already decided that the hospital could turn off the devices, but the family tried to avoid this outcome with one more appeal – which was also denied.
Doctors at the Royal London Hospital in London, where the boy was hospitalized, told the court it was “likely” that Archie had suffered devastating brain damage and was brain-dead – and said it would be best to turn off the devices. best option for him.
Image: Hollie Dance
The decision allowing the devices to be turned off was given by Judge Hayden on 11 July. Based on medical reports, he said continued treatment would be “empty” and “will only serve to prolong his death, as it cannot prolong his life.”
Lawyers representing the Barts Health NHS Trust told the judge Archie had suffered a “devastating” brain injury. They argued that Archie’s braces support was “a burden”, “disgraceful” and “ethically upsetting” for the doctors who treated him.
Archie’s family argued that treatment should continue as long as his heart kept beating. They were supported by the Christian Law Center organization to ensure in court that the devices were kept in working order.
source: Noticias
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