LONDON, Aug 6 — A London hospital today withdrew life support for 12-year-old British boy Archie Battersbee after his parents lost a long, emotive and divisive legal battle.
One of these, Ella Carter, denounced Archie's final moments as"barbaric", however. She said that after his ventilation was switched off,"he went completely blue". Chesser thanked the medical staff who cared for Archie, saying they"provided high quality care with extraordinary compassion over several months in often trying and distressing circumstances".
The parents also lost a last-ditch legal bid to have Archie transferred to a hospice for his final hours. "They may have different political or other views, have reason to wish to tell the parents things that may not be accurate," he said on Sky.