In cases like this I don’t think life support should be turned off until the family come to terms with it and agree with the decision, otherwise as well as losing a child they will be left with what if’s

I agree. The story is just heartbreaking

Without sounding too harsh, patients shouldn’t be kept on life support indefinitely if there’s absolutely no chance of recovery, especially if there are other people that could use the equipment that’s been used on them, yes it’s ridiculously sad, but doctors know more than all of us about this stuff, it’s literally their job to come to these conclusions

[Archie Battersbee's 'delighted' parents say
'we've got everything we wanted'
after winning new hearing as Appeal Court
orders judge to reconsider whether
doctors can turn off tragic
12-year-old's life support]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...e-support.html

I might agree with you if we were a year in, this happened in April, and doctors are human and have been known to be wrong on occasion, and their choice of language is that it is ‘unlikely’ he will recover which leaves room for doubt. It is too soon imo

Hopefully he'll pull through.

the decision has to be consistent and reflect best medical knowledge at the time of the incident. It's a dreadful circumstance for any parent to have to face and I fully support the parents right to appeal any decision.

The High Court has ruled his life support machine
can now be turned off

[Life-support treatment for 12-year-old
Archie Battersbee can end, a judge has ruled.
Archie was found unconscious at home
in Southend, Essex, on 7 April.

Doctors at the Royal London Hospital said
he was "brain stem dead" and it was in
his best interests to stop treatment.

Hollie Dance, Archie's mother,
said the family planned to appeal against
the latest decision.

"Archie would want us to
keep on fighting... and we will keep
on fighting," she said.]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-62175556

No change

That's awful.

Hopefully the only bit of good that might come out of this is that the Police as well as the parents will be more on the lookout for these "challenges."

More stress for the family

they will keep appealing until it gets to the top court, and who can blame them

I agree with this.

Heartbreaking and an awful situation this is but your last line is really strong.

The Mother
spoke to Ch5HDnews

Saying if her son comes back as disabled,
it does not mean she will stop loving him.

The Judge in charge has said no to her appeal


time is sadly running out

[Archie Battersbee: Parents lose appeal over life support]

All arguments were dismissed by the Court of Appeal.


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-62292655

european court of human rights is the last option

That's sad news.

Understandably though the likelihood of him recovering at this point is slim, and the Hospital will probably want to use the machine on a patient that's more likely to recover.

[Family of brain-damaged Archie Battersbee
blocked from taking case to UN by Court of Appeal

Archie has relied on mechanical ventilation
since being admitted to hospital on 7 April.]

https://news.sky.com/story/family-of...ppeal-12660018

Is he still on life support?

Because I'm hoping for some Hollywood style miracle for the kid at this point.

Yes, still on that machine.
Sadly, no change.

taking it to the UN!
These parents need to learn when enough is enough.
They think theyre smarter than the doctors?
And the NHS should send the bill to them when the plug is pulled.

United Nations have now issued an injunction
to stop turning off the machine


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