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A panel of three justices refused to grant permission to appeal against a Court of Appeal ruling, saying it was the ‘correct decision’.

The 12-year-old has been in a coma since he was found unconscious by his mum in April

Three justices are considering a bid by Hollie Dance and Paul Battersbee to delay the withdrawal of their son’s treatment.

Hollie Dance urged parents to speak to their kids as she "doesn't want any parent out there to have what we’ve been going through.”

Court of Appeal refuses to postpone withdrawal of life-preserving treatment for Archie

“Please, please, parents, have the conversation with your children"

Archie's family lost a last-ditch bid to keep him alive following an emergency Court of Appeal meeting this afternoon as judges rejected his parents' plea

12-year-old Archie Battersbee has been in a coma since April - after suffering a catastrophic brain injury. The doctors treating him say that he is brain-stem dead, and that life-support is not in his best interests.

Sir Andrew McFarlane and two other judges concluded there should be no further postponement to the termination of his life-sustaining treatment.

The 12-year-old has been in a coma since April

Archie Battersbee, 12, has been in a coma since April after he suffered a catastrophic brain injury as doctors treating him said he is brain-stem dead and say continued life-support treatment is not in his best interests