Archie Battersbee’s family call for change after bitter court battle over medical care
The Guardian|August 08, 2022
Relatives of Archie Battersbee, who died after his life support treatment was withdrawn on Saturday, have called for change in the way such cases are handled, saying they “want something good to come out of this tragedy”.
Haroon Siddique
Archie Battersbee’s family call for change after bitter court battle over medical care

The 12-year-old’s parents fought a bitter legal battle to try to stop doctors, who believed Archie to be brain stem dead, from removing treatment. After that failed, they began another unsuccessful legal challenge for him to be moved to a hospice to die.

In a statement released through the Christian Legal Centre, which has been supporting their case, the family said: “We want something good to come out of this tragedy and the horrendous experience we have been put through by the system.

“No parent or family must go through this again. We have been forced to fight a relentless legal battle by the hospital trust while faced with an unimaginable tragedy. We were backed into a corner by the system, stripped of all our rights, and have had to fight for Archie’s real ‘best interests’ and right to live with everything stacked against us.

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