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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Chiara Giordano

Parents of baby who tried to breathe after being declared dead lose life support battle

Andrew Matthews/PA

Doctors can turn off the life support of a brain-damaged baby who tried to breathe after being diagnosed as dead, a High Court judge has ruled.

Mr Justice Pool said ending life-support treatment was lawful and in the five-month-old boy’s best interests.

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