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Where Socialized medicine will always lead. ALWAYS
Archie Battersbee, the 12-year-old boy whose parents fought a long-running legal battle to prevent his life support treatment from being removed, has died, his mother has said.
Speaking outside the Royal London hospital, Hollie Dance said he had “fought right until the very end”.
Speaking through tears, she said: “In sadness, Archie passed at 12.15pm today. I would just like to say I am the proudest mum in the world.
Ella Carter, a relative of the family, said it was “barbaric” to see the young boy die.
“His stats remained completely stable for two hours until they completely removed ventilation and he went completely blue,” she said.
“There is absolutely nothing dignified about watching a family member or a child suffocate. No family should ever have to go through what we have been through – it is barbaric.”
Read that last bit again, barbaric seems to be the correct word to me. Now read this next bit Apparently the family wanted their son transferred to hospice for the end, seems a very legitimate request, but….
Not mentioned is why Hospice was not something the parents could do. But, such a tragedy, and a warning against letting the government control your healthcare My deepest condolences to that family.
