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Appeal over baby's right to life Baby's right to life appeal fails
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Parents battling to keep their seriously ill baby alive have lodged an appeal against a High Court ruling allowing him to die. Parents battling to keep their seriously ill baby alive have failed to overturn a ruling allowing him to die.
The nine-month-old boy has a rare metabolic disorder and has suffered brain damage and respiratory failure.The nine-month-old boy has a rare metabolic disorder and has suffered brain damage and respiratory failure.
On Thursday, a judge ruled it was in the baby's best interests for the NHS trust involved to withdraw his 'life sustaining treatment". The couple had appealed against a judge's ruling on Thursday that it was in the boy's best interests to withdraw his "life sustaining treatment".
The baby, known as "OT", is being kept alive on a ventilator. The High Court ruling gives doctors at an unnamed NHS trust powers to turn off the ventilator keeping "baby OT" alive.
Neither the baby nor the trust involved in the case can be identified. It was handed down by Mrs Justice Parker after a 10-day hearing.
Solicitors for the boy's parents - Mr and Mrs T - confirmed they have lodged an appeal against the judge's decision. Neither the baby, the trust involved in the case, nor the parents - Mr and Mrs T - can be identified.
The couple are expected to release a statement later.