An 12-year-old boy who'd been in a state of coma for the past four months passed away on Saturday at the London medical facility after the doctor stopped the life-sustaining treatment
An 12-year-old boy who'd been in a state of coma for the past four months passed away on Saturday at the London medical facility after the doctor stopped the life-sustaining treatment
The mother of Archie Battersbee's, Hollie Dance, said that her son passed away at 1215 p.m. approximately 2 hours following the time when the hospital started withholding the treatment
British courts had rejected the family's attempt to prolong treatment as well as the request to transfer Archie to an institution of care, stating that neither was best for the child's interests
"I'm the most proud mom on earth," Dance said as she stood in front of the hospital and wept. "Such an adorable little boy . He did not give up until the final."
The legal dispute has been the most recent in a long line of highly public British cases where parents and doctors have fought over who is the best competent to make decisions
This has led to some debate over an alternative that is more suitable to resolve these disputes away to the courts.
Archie was discovered unresponsive at home, with an affixed headband on the 7th of April. The family believes that he might be participating in an online contest which went wrong.
Doctors determined that Archie had died of brain-stem cancer shortly after the accident, and tried to stop the long liste of therapies that helped keep Archie alive.
Doctors determined that Archie had died of brain-stem cancer shortly after the accident, and tried to stop the long liste of therapies that helped keep Archie alive.