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Archie Battersbee's life support to be switched off after parents lose last-gasp legal bid

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Archie Battersbee's life support will be switched off tomorrow, a last-minute Court of Appeal hearing has ruled.The hearing came after the Government asked the court to “urgently consider” a request from the UN to continue the 12-year-old's treatment.Archie was due to have his life support switched off at the Royal London Hospital at 2pm today (August 1) after a High Court judge ruled it was in his best interests.READ MORE: Surgeon successfully separates conjoined twins with fused brains after 27-hour operationThe Court of Appeal backed that decision, leading his family to turn to the UN in a last ditch attempt to overturn it.Tragically for Archie's parents, their last-gasp attempt to prolong his chances of recovery were denied on Monday afternoon, as it was concluded the machine keeping him alive would be turned off at 12pm on Tuesday.

Lawyers representing his parents told the court today that not overturning the decision would be a “flagrant breach of international law”.However Claire Watson QC, representing Archie’s guardian – an independent adviser appointed to represent him - disagreed.

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