They say they “want something good to come out of this tragedy” after the 12-year-old's life support was withdrawn yesterday.
The family of Archie Battersbee have said they “want something good to come out of this tragedy” as they vowed to call for “change”.
He was being kept alive by a combination of medical interventions, including ventilation and drug treatments.Doctors treating the schoolboy for the last four months declared Archie to be “brain-stem dead”, prompting a lengthy but ultimately failed legal battle by his family to continue his life support treatment in the hope he would recover.
In a statement, released through the Christian Legal Centre, which has been supporting the family’s case, the family said: “Yesterday we lost our beautiful boy, Archie. He has fought against all the odds since April, and we are so proud of him.“We are thankful for the huge amount of support we’ve received from so many different people. We are grateful to our legal team and others who have stood with us as we have faced these difficult challenges.
“We were backed into a corner by the system, stripped of all our rights, and have had to fight for Archie’s real ‘best interests’ and right to live with everything stacked against us. “Members of his family were present at the bedside and our thoughts and heartfelt condolences remain with them at this difficult time.
“This tragic case not only affected the family and his carers but touched the hearts of many across the country.”In 2017, Chris Gard and Connie Yates became involved in a public battle with doctors over the treatment of their son, Charlie Gard.
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