His family said that if his life support is to be cut off they want him to be moved to a hospice
The parents of 12-year-old Archie Battersbee have lost a Supreme Court bid to block the withdrawal of his life-sustaining treatment pending a review of his case by a UN committee.
Doctors had previously said they would start withdrawing treatment from 12pm on Tuesday, but since the application has been made they were made to wait for the decision. , where he can pass away in a "peaceful" environment, the Mirror reports.Doctors treating Archie at the Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel, east London, said he was brain-stem dead and that continued life-support treatment was not in his best interests.
On Monday afternoon, shortly after 3pm, a judge ruled the schoolboy's life support could be turned off after his family lost a last-ditch bid to keep him alive. Don't miss the latest news from around Scotland and beyond - Sign up to our daily newsletter here .
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