Christian family seek to overturn ‘de-humanising’ reporting restrictions after daughter’s death

Sep 22, 2023 by Jill

from Christian Today:

The devout Christian family of a teenager who tragically died while fighting for life-preserving treatment to be continued are to challenge strict reporting restrictions which mean her identity still cannot be revealed.

The 19-year-old, named only as ST because of the court order, died last week from a rare genetic disorder.

At the time of her death, she was locked in a legal battle with the NHS after the doctors caring for her concluded that she was “actively dying” and should be moved to palliative care.

ST had been seeking permission to go to Canada for experimental treatment and said she wanted to “die trying to live”.

An order by the Court of Protection barred her identity from being made public, a ruling her legal team said prevented her family from raising funds for her travel to Canada.

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