Archie Battersbee: mother says life support to be removed at 11am Wednesday
The Guardian says The mother of 12-year-old Archie Battersbee has said his life support treatment will be removed at 11am on Wednesday, hours after a last-minute attempt to postpone the hospital taking action was rejected by the UK’s supreme court “with a heavy heart”.
On Monday, the court of appeal set a deadline of midday on Tuesday beyond which Archie’s treatment could be ceased.
Hollie Dance, 46, and Paul Battersbee, 57, from Southend-on-Sea, Essex, had sought a lengthier postponement but the court of appeal judges had granted only a limited extension to make an application to the supreme court to appeal against their decision.