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Judge rules doctors can stop life-support for gravely-ill baby boy against parent's wishes

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top judge has ruled. Mr Justice Hayden said the boy, who has a severe liver impairment, should instead be given end-of-life care to give him a “dignified” and “comfortable” death.

The child, who cannot be named, has been in intensive care since he was just three days old and cannot breathe without a ventilator.

The application to the court was made after he developed necrotising enterocolitis, a condition where tissues in the intestine become inflamed and start to die.

The High Court judge was told that the boy’s parents were supportive of hospital staff but that ending his current treatment was against their Muslim beliefs.

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