Archie Battersbee: 'No family should go through this' - calls for urgent reform in light of 12-year-old's death

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Archie Battersbee: 'No family should go through this' - calls for urgent reform in light of 12-year-old's death
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'The events of the last few weeks raise many significant issues including questions of how death is defined, how those decisions are made and the place of the family,' the Christian Legal Centre says.

'We hope no family goes through this'at 12.15pm that afternoon.

Alistair Chesser, chief medical officer at Barts Health NHS Trust - which oversaw Archie's care - said in a statement:"Members of his family were present at [Archie's] bedside and our thoughts and heartfelt condolences remain with them at this difficult time. "They provided high-quality care with extraordinary compassion over several months in often trying and distressing circumstances. This tragic case not only affected the family and his carers but touched the hearts of many across the country."The family's love for Archie was described by one judge as the"golden thread" running through the case.

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