Children’s hospital must be allowed to withdraw life support from Alfie Evans, court rules
2018; BMJ; Linguagem: Inglês
10.1136/bmj.k1773
ISSN0959-8138
Autores Tópico(s)Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
ResumoAlder Hey Children’s Hospital in Liverpool must be allowed to withdraw artificial ventilation from the severely brain damaged toddler Alfie Evans without further delay, three UK Supreme Court justices have ruled.1 Lady Hale, Lord Kerr, and Lord Wilson refused to extend a stay imposed on the implementation of the hospital’s care plan while Alfie’s parents, Thomas Evans and Kate James, exhausted all avenues in the courts. Refusing permission to appeal to the Supreme Court, the judges said, “There is . . . no reason for further delay. There will be no stay of the Court …
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