Posted on 07/12/21
| News Source: Arutz-7
The family of a seriously ill two-year old girl has lost its appeal to the High Court of the UK to keep her on life support so she could be transported to Israel for further treatment.
On Friday, the High Court rejected the family’s appeal, reported the Jewish Chronicle.
Alta Fixler is currently being cared for by the Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust.
She was born eight weeks premature and has severe brain damage.
Her Orthodox parents had rejected the NHS’s directions to have her life support removed, seeking to have her taken to a Jerusalem hospital for more treatment, and where in case of her death, there would be the availability of a timely religious burial.
In handing down his decision on Friday, Lord Justice Baker said, “I know that Alta's devoted parents will be profoundly distressed by the outcome of this appeal. Every parent and grandparent – indeed every person – from every community will have the deepest sympathy for them, and for Alta's loving sibling.”