A group of doctors has criticised the refusal of some of their colleagues and a court to allow Alfie Evans to travel to Italy for treatment as “medical tyranny.” Dr Anthony Cole, the Catholic chairman of the Medical Ethics Alliance, has written an open letter saying that the treatment of Alfie and his parents, Tom […]
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Two people believed to be German air ambulance staff have been escorted from Alder Hey Children’s Hospital as the family of Alfie Evans appeal against a court decision preventing him from being taken abroad. The terminally ill 23-month-old had his life support withdrawn on Monday night but his father Tom has said he is still […]
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The parents of seriously ill toddler Alfie Evans will challenge a High Court ruling preventing them from taking him to Italy for further treatment. The family’s lawyers told the BBC that a hearing has been scheduled at the Court of Appeal on Wednesday afternoon. The 23-month-old’s life support was withdrawn on Monday after the court […]
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EMERGENCY HEARING IN CASE OF ALFIE EVANS 24 APRIL, 3.30PM MANCHESTER CIVIL JUSTICE CENTRE, 1 BRIDGE STREET, M60 9DJ The High Court will hold an emergency hearing in Manchester at 3.30pm today. The Italian government announced yesterday that it has granted Italian citizenship to Alfie. The Italian government has made representations to the Foreign Secretary […]
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A High Court judge is preparing to consider further issues in the case of 23-month-old Alfie Evans, who has been at the centre of a life-support treatment battle. Mr Justice Hayden is scheduled to oversee another hearing in Alfie’s case in the Family Division of the High Court in Manchester in the next few hours. […]
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A former nanny has announced she will launch a legal challenge to quash the first buffer zone around a UK abortion clinic. The 100-meter exclusion zone around the Marie Stopes clinic in Ealing, London, took effect on 23rd April. It means that anyone who prays openly, hands out pro-life literature or approaches clients of the […]
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(ANSA) – Rome, April 24 – Italy is ready to fly in a respirator for terminally ill British toddler Alfie Evans, who has been granted Italian citizenship in a bid to beat court orders to pull the plug, Vatican-owned Rome’s Bambino Gesù Hospital chief Mariella Enoc said Tuesday morning. The hospital said “Alfie now has […]
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From @pontifex twitter feed at 8.20pm …. “Moved by the prayers and immense solidarity shown little Alfie Evans, I renew my appeal that the suffering of his parents may be heard and that their desire to seek new forms of treatment may be granted.”
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Seriously ill toddler Alfie Evans has been granted Italian citizenship, the Italian Foreign Office has said. The High Court ruled in February Alder Hey Children’s Hospital could stop providing life support for Alfie against his parents’ wishes. His parents Tom Evans and Kate James have lost a series of legal challenges to the decision. The Italian […]
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An angry mob tried to charge inside the children’s hospital treating terminally ill Liverpool toddler Alfie Evans. Dozens of people protesting against the decision to withdraw life-support for the 23-month-old had earlier blocked a road outside the hospital before they made a dash for the main entrance after a final legal appeal to continue treatment […]
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