Archie Battersbee: Hospital warns moving boy to hospice may ‘hasten’ his death

If Archie is moved to hospice care he would likely die during the transfer, says Profess Dominic Wilkinson

The hospital in care of a brain damaged 12 year-old boy on life support has said moving him to hospice care would likely hasten the deterioration in his condition.

The family of Archie Battersbee have filed a last-minute bid to have him moved to die in a hospice, due to be heard on Thursday afternoon at the High Court.

It comes after European Human Rights Court (EHRC) rejected a final plea from the family to postpone the withdrawal of his life support.