High court application made to move Archie Battersbee to hospice to die

Aug 4, 2022 by

by Miriam Burrell, Evening Standard:

Family members of 12-year-old Archie Battersbee have made a final plea for him to have “a dignified death”, as the protracted legal battle over his life edges to its conclusion on Thursday.

An application has been made to the High Court in London to move him from Royal London Hospital to a hospice to die, a campaign spokesperson has confirmed.

Hollie Dance, the boy’s mother, wants Archie to “spend his last moments” with loved ones privately.

It’s understood that Archie’s life support will be withdrawn at 11am on Thursday unless a legal application regarding a hospice move is submitted by 9am. The move comes after a lengthy legal battle by the family to delay it.

Ms Dance said she had been left “absolutely deflated” after a decision, on Wednesday, by the European Court of Human Rights not to intervene in the case.

Her attention has now turned to getting hospice care for Archie. Ms Dance said that Archie’s loved ones have not been able to have privacy at the hospital.

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