{"id":770698,"date":"2022-08-07T16:29:30","date_gmt":"2022-08-07T16:29:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/society\/2022\/aug\/07\/archie-battersbee-family-says-no-parent-must-go-through-this-again"},"modified":"2022-08-07T16:29:30","modified_gmt":"2022-08-07T16:29:30","slug":"archie-battersbee-family-says-no-parent-must-go-through-this-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2022\/08\/07\/archie-battersbee-family-says-no-parent-must-go-through-this-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Archie Battersbee family says \u2018no parent must go through this again\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
Relatives say they want changes to how life-support cases are dealt with after 12-year-old died following withdrawal of care<\/p>
Relatives of Archie Battersbee, who died after his life support treatment was withdrawn<\/a> on Saturday, have called for change in the way such cases are handled, saying they \u201cwant something good to come out of this tragedy\u201d.<\/p> The 12-year-old\u2019s parents fought a bitter legal battle to try to stop doctors, who believed Archie to be brain stem dead, from removing treatment. After that failed, they began a fresh legal challenge \u2013 also unsuccessful \u2013 for him to be moved to a hospice<\/a> to die.<\/p> Continue reading...<\/a>\n