Doctors treating a 12-year-old boy on life support have told a court that he is 'brain-stem dead' and should be allowed to die
Archie Battersbee, 12, has been in hospital for the past two months after suffering a brain injury at his home. His case is now before the High Court because doctors think he is"brain-stem dead" and should be taken off life support, but his parents disagree.Doctors treating a 12-year-old boy on life support have told a court that he is"brain-stem dead" and should be allowed to die.
Archie Battersbee's parents disagree, telling the judge who will decide his future that his heart is still beating and that they are praying for a miracle. Archie has been receiving treatment at the Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel, east London, since he lost consciousness after suffering brain damage in an incident at his home two months ago.
Doctors say he should be disconnected from a ventilator but his parents, Hollie Dance and Paul Battersbee, from Southend, Essex, say they want treatment to continue.judge Mrs Justice Arbuthnot to decide what is in Archie's best interests.A medical expert told the High Court on Tuesday that tests had shown no"discernible" brain activity and revealed"significant areas of tissue necrosis".
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