The parents of 12-year-old Archie Battersbee have lost a bid to appeal to the Supreme Court against switching off his life support. AyshahTull reports.
The parents of 12-year-old Archie Battersbee have lost a bid to appeal to the Supreme Court against switching off his life support.
The hospital treating Archie – who has been in a coma since April – says he is brain-stem dead, and the high court had agreed keeping him alive was no longer in his best interests.
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