British Court Rules Terminally Ill 2 Year Old’s Life Support to Be Turned off against Devastated Parents Wishes

5They would not allow the boy to fly to Rome for treatment

Before Christmas 2017, Tom and Kate only 20 were informed that the boy would not be allowed to fly to Rome for special treatment. They then tried legally fighting for the boy’s right to live and their lawyers wrote to Alder Hey saying that the boy would be removed and flown to Italy but the Hospital actually refused. This led to a public hearing in the Family Division of the High Court on December 19th. The couple had also collected 50,000 pounds from a crowdfunding for his treatment. 

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6The court ruled in favor of the hospital

In February 2018, Justice Hayden of the High court ruled in favor of the hospital saying that the life support should be withdrawn from the boy. Alfie’s dad said that his son had been sentenced to the death penalty "My son has been sentenced to the death penalty. The system has worked against us.

"I'm not crying, because I know how wrong they are, I know how strong my boy is doing. He is strong, he is comfortable." 

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7The couple’s video showed the boy responsive and moving

What is especially deplorable about this whole incident is that the couple had also released a video showing the little boy chewing on his mom’s finger and sucking on a dummy. His aunt Sarah Evans went on to say that the video was proof that Alfie was aware of his surroundings. 

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8Three judges hearing upholds earlier decision

On March 6th, 2018, a second hearing involved three judges who upheld the verdict against the wishes of the little boy’s parents. A further attempt to the highest court in the land, the Supreme Court on March 20th proved futile. On April 11th 2018, Justice Hayden was further asked to review the case at London High Court after a video was submitted to him for review. 

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