March 27, 2018

Alfie Evans’ parents take case to European Court of Human Rights

Alfie Evans
Last ditch effort to stop hospital from disconnecting Alfie’s ventilator

It’s official. Following defeat in numerous courts in Great Britain, Tom Evans and Kate James, the parents of little Alfie Evans, are asking the European Court of Human Rights to halt the withdrawal of Alfie’s ventilator as an “interim measure.”

Jenny Kirkham of the Liverpool Echo reported today that...

a spokeperson for the ECHR have said that judges are considering an application from the couple.

The spokesperson said no decision had been made yet.

The spokesperson added: “The court has received a request for an interim measure to stay the withdrawal of Alfie Evans’s treatment.

“The court is still considering that request.”

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