The parents of little Archie, a 12-year-old boy who has been in a deep coma for three months and is brain dead, have until 9 am this Thursday to find a palliative care clinic that will accept the child. Otherwise, life support machines will be turned off at 11:00.
This is the last chance to keep the boy connected to the machines after the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) rejected the appeal of little Archie’s parents to stop turning off the 12-year-old boy’s life support machines. .
The parents of an English child have appealed to this court after the British Supreme Court refused to extend the life of the boy with life support machines.
According to Sky News, the European Court of Human Rights refused to intervene in the case, so the last hope of the parents of little Archie has been exhausted.
The Barts NHS Health Trust, which manages the Royal London Hospital where the boy is hospitalized, said there would be no change to the minor’s treatment until the legal issues were clarified.
The boy’s mother, Holly Dance, admitted that she was relieved when she learned about the position of the ECtHR. “We are not going to give up on Archie to the end,” he said, calling on the court to intervene and give Archie “the right to life.”
Archie suffered severe brain damage after an accident at home in April of this year. There are suspicions that he participated in a suicide challenge that went viral on social networks. Since then he has been in a deep coma.
However, Archie’s parents have already received proposals to transfer the boy to Turkey or Japan for further treatment.
Author: Pedro Zagacho Gonçalves(pedrogoncalves@cmjornal.pt)
Source: CM Jornal
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