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Children’s hospital must be allowed to withdraw life support from Alfie Evans, court rules

2018; BMJ; Linguagem: Inglês

10.1136/bmj.k1773

ISSN

0959-8138

Autores

Clare Dyer,

Tópico(s)

Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health

Resumo

Alder 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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