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Tafida Raqeeb: 'Law should be revisited', say parents | Tafida Raqeeb: 'Law should be revisited', say parents |
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The mother of a brain-damaged girl says the law should be amended, after the High Court ruled her daughter could travel abroad to receive treatment. | The mother of a brain-damaged girl says the law should be amended, after the High Court ruled her daughter could travel abroad to receive treatment. |
Five-year-old Tafida Raqeeb has been on life support at the Royal London Hospital since suffering a traumatic brain injury in February. | Five-year-old Tafida Raqeeb has been on life support at the Royal London Hospital since suffering a traumatic brain injury in February. |
Health bosses had tried to block attempts to take her to the Gaslini children's hospital in Genoa, Italy. | Health bosses had tried to block attempts to take her to the Gaslini children's hospital in Genoa, Italy. |
Tafida's mother Shalina Begum said: "The law now needs to be revisited". | |
The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, which rules a "child's best interests are paramount" in all healthcare decisions, was ratified in 2000. | The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, which rules a "child's best interests are paramount" in all healthcare decisions, was ratified in 2000. |
Mrs Begum said the "country has evolved" since the law came into effect. | Mrs Begum said the "country has evolved" since the law came into effect. |
Speaking on the BBC Today programme, she called for a "clear law that says if there is a reputable hospital prepared to treat a child then there should be no blocking". | Speaking on the BBC Today programme, she called for a "clear law that says if there is a reputable hospital prepared to treat a child then there should be no blocking". |
UK specialists had argued any further treatment of Tafida, who suffered a brain haemorrhage, would be futile. | UK specialists had argued any further treatment of Tafida, who suffered a brain haemorrhage, would be futile. |
Bosses at Barts Health NHS Trust, which runs the hospital in Whitechapel, have argued that ending Tafida's life-support is in her best interests. | Bosses at Barts Health NHS Trust, which runs the hospital in Whitechapel, have argued that ending Tafida's life-support is in her best interests. |
Tafida's parents, both practising Muslims, argued Islamic law said only God could take the decision to end her life. | Tafida's parents, both practising Muslims, argued Islamic law said only God could take the decision to end her life. |
The High Court ruled on Thursday there was no justification to stop the child being taken abroad. | The High Court ruled on Thursday there was no justification to stop the child being taken abroad. |
Mrs Begum said there had been a "complete meltdown" in the relationship with doctors at the hospital since the ruling. | Mrs Begum said there had been a "complete meltdown" in the relationship with doctors at the hospital since the ruling. |
"We don't talk, we don't speak. They just walk past," she said. | "We don't talk, we don't speak. They just walk past," she said. |
A Department of Health and Social Care spokesman said: "Decisions around withdrawing treatment are never easy, and it is important that families and medical experts reach agreement in the best interests of the child. | |
"Where this is not possible, as in this sad case, it is right the Courts are asked to make a decision." |
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