Archie Battersbee's mother says 'it's not right' after losing Supreme Court bid to block withdrawal of life support. Archie's life support is set to be switched off at 11am Wednesday morning. Read more:
Tuesday evening's developments came hours after Ms Dance and Archie's father Paul Battersbee lost a Supreme Court bid to block the ending of treatment.to appeal the Court of Appeal's decision yesterdayDoctors treating Archie at the Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel, east London, believe he is brain-stem dead and say continued life-support treatment is not in his best interests.
The hospital trust treating Archie said it would work with the family to prepare for life support to end.'s devoted parents… there is no prospect of any meaningful recovery ". She said she was feeling"deflated" and accused the trust and courts of"destroying a whole family - it's not right", and she vowed to continue her fight"until the bitter end".
And a government spokesperson said:"Our thoughts are with Archie Battersbee's family at this incredibly difficult time. It is right that decisions about Archie's treatment are taken by expert doctors and the courts."
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