Archie Battersbee’s life support could now end tomorrow afternoon, despite an intervention from the United Nations.
Yet Ms Dance and Paul Battersbee, the youngster’s parents – who are separated but both live in Southend, Essex – asked the UN to intervene in a ‘last-ditch’ application.
The UN Committee On The Rights Of Persons With Disabilities wrote to Archie’s parents that it had ‘requested the state party [the UK] to refrain from withdrawing life-preserving medical treatment, including mechanical ventilation and artificial nutrition and hydration, from the alleged victim while the case is under consideration by the committee’.
But Court of Appeal judges declined to overturn the High Court ruling and Supreme Court justices have refused to intervene. ‘Archie is entitled to have the decisions about his life and death, taken by the NHS and UK courts, to be scrutinised by an international human rights body. Hastening his death to prevent that would be completely unacceptable.
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