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Government sends Archie case back to High Court for ‘urgent consideration’ following UN intervention

31 July 2022

The Government Legal Department has dramatically referred the case of Archie Battersbee back to the Family Division of the High Court for ‘urgent consideration.’

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Statement from the family of Archie Battersbee

31 July 2022

This Saturday, the Chief Medical Officer of Barts Health NHS Trust, Alistair Chesser, was quoted in a number of media articles speaking about the case of 12-year-old Archie Battersbee. Archie's family have called them 'misleading assertions' and have now responded with the following statement.

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Mother’s urgent appeal to Health Secretary as hospital defies the UN and plans to withdraw life-support at 2pm on Monday

30 July 2022

The mother of 12-year-old Archie Battersbee, has written an urgent open letter (see also in text below) to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Rt. Hon. Stephen Barclay MP, urging the government to prevent withdrawal of life-support being withdrawn following the dramatic intervention last night by the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UN CRPD).

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Archie Battersbee: Parents make last-ditch application to the United Nations

29 July 2022

The parents of Archie Battersbee have made a last-ditch application to the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities (UNRPD) following the refusal of the UK’s Supreme Court to intervene in the case yesterday (28 July).

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UN tells the UK government to keep Archie Battersbee alive

29 July 2022

This afternoon, the United Nations UN Committee on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities (UN CRPD) has issued an injunction stating that the UK government must keep 12-year-old Archie Battersbee alive while the committee considers the case.

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