The Court of Appeal says life-sustaining treatment for Archie Battersbee should stop.
The Court of Appeal refused to postpone the withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment beyond 12:00 on Tuesday.His care had been due to end at the Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel, at 14:00 BST on Monday.
Doctors treating him believe he is brain stem dead and have consistently argued it is in his best interest for life support to end.Sir Andrew said: "Every day he continues to be given life-sustaining treatment is contrary to his best interests, so a stay, even for a short time is against his best interests."
In a statement, Ms Dance said she continued to be "shocked and traumatised by the brutality of the UK courts and the hospital trust". But his mother believes he is making progress and that standard tests for brain death were not carried out.
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