Thu Jun 16, 2022 – 2:52 pm EDT
(Christian Concern) – On Monday at the Royal Courts of Justice in the U.K., Mrs Justice Arbuthnot gave permission for a London hospital to remove the life-support for 12-year-old, Archie Battersbee.
Handing down judgment in the Family Division of the High Court, Mrs Justice Arbuthnot, ruled that “on the balance of probabilities” Archie had died. On that basis, she authorised:
Medical professionals at the Royal London Hospital (1) to cease to ventilate mechanically Archie Battersbee; (2) to extubate Archie Battersbee; (3) to cease the administration of medication to Archie Battersbee and (4) not to attempt any cardio or pulmonary resuscitation on Archie Battersbee when cardiac output ceases or respiratory effort ceases.
“The steps I have set out above are lawful,” the Judge added.
This is believed to be the first time that someone has been declared “likely” to be dead based on an MRI test.
Supported by the Christian Legal Centre, Archie’s parents, Hollie Dance, 46 and father, Paul Battersbee, from Southend-On-Sea, have been fighting a High Court legal battle since their son was found unconscious with a ligature around his neck in what is believed to be a tragic accident
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