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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Haroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondent

Archie Battersbee: family given 24 hours to appeal against decision to end life support

Paul Battersbee and Hollie Dance outside court in London
Paul Battersbee and Hollie Dance say their preferred option is to take Archie’s case to the United Nations convention on the rights of people with disabilities. Photograph: Victoria Jones/PA

The parents of a 12-year-old boy, who doctors have said is showing “no signs of life”, have been granted a further 24 hours to appeal against a decision to end his life support treatment.

The extension is to enable Archie Battersbee’s parents to make an application to the European court of human rights (ECHR) but they said their preferred option is to take the case to the United Nations convention on the rights of people with disabilities (UNCRPD).

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