The distraught family of a 12-year-old boy agrees he’s not far away (Picture: PA)

Archie Battersby’s mother is ready to give her son a face-to-face meeting if he is taken off life support.

His family faces a terrifying wait to find out if the courts will step in and allow the 12-year-old to be transferred to hospice for palliative care.

Legal efforts to prevent him from being taken off life support have failed, and efforts are now focused on allowing him to die “with dignity” outside a hospital.

However, the doctor in charge of his treatment goes against his family’s wishes and says that it is too dangerous to move him.

A judge continues to consider the latest efforts by relatives who want him to have access to oxygen outside the hospital that could extend his life expectancy.

A spokesman for the Christian Legal Center, which works with the family, told The Sun that he was prepared to do whatever it took to save his son’s life.

Holly said in a statement: “If Archie loses oxygen, if he is taken off life support, I will keep him on oxygen.

“I hope the Supreme Court does the right thing. If they refuse to put him in a hospice and give him palliative oxygen, it’s just inhumane and what is Archie’s dignity?” There is no relationship between them.

An undated family photo of Archie Battersby and his mother, Holly Dance. Archie's parents have petitioned the European Court of Human Rights to postpone the withdrawal of life support. The 12-year-old has been in a coma since his mother was found unresponsive in April and is currently undergoing medical intervention including a ventilator and medication at the Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel, east London. Release Date: Wednesday August 3, 2022 PA Photo. See PA story COURTS Archie. Caption reads: Hollie Dance/PA Wire Note to Editors: The photos in this brochure are for the sole purpose of illustrating the events, objects, people or facts depicted in the images and are for editorial use only. Reuse of images may require additional permission from the copyright owner.

Archie’s mother Holly launched a high-profile legal campaign to get her son on life support, but time has run out (Picture: PA)

“The whole system is against us.

“Charlie’s Law needs to be revised now so parents don’t have to go through this.

“We will fight to the end for Archie’s right to life.”

On Wednesday, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) rejected a request by the boy’s parents to delay the boy’s change of treatment.

He was due to be released at 11am on Thursday, but the High Court launched a bid to remove him from the Royal London Hospital.

The parents of 12-year-old Archie Battersby have applied to the European Court of Human Rights for an immutable family agreement file to delay the withdrawal of life support. The 12-year-old has been in a coma since his mother was found unresponsive in April and is currently undergoing medical intervention including a ventilator and medication at the Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel, east London. Release Date: Saturday May 14, 2022 PA Photo. See PA story COURTS Archie. Caption reads: Hollie Dance/PA Wire Note to Editors: The photos in this brochure are for the sole purpose of illustrating the events, objects, people or facts depicted in the images and are for editorial use only. Reuse of images may require additional permission from the copyright owner.

Archie hasn’t woken up from his coma since he was found unconscious in April, and doctors admit there’s no chance of his recovery (Picture: PA)

Heartbroken mother Holly Dance vowed to “fight to the end for Archie’s right to live” and expressed her wish to “spend his last moments” in private with his family.

Archie has been in a coma since he was found unresponsive at his home in Southend, Essex, on April 7.

He is being kept alive at Whitechapel Hospital in east London with a combination of medical interventions including ventilators and medication.

Ms. Dance believes she was participating in an online challenge when she fell ill.

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