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| Isaiah Haastrup's parents lose life-support appeal bid | Isaiah Haastrup's parents lose life-support appeal bid |
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| The parents of a brain-damaged baby have lost their bid to appeal against a decision to stop his life-support treatment. | The parents of a brain-damaged baby have lost their bid to appeal against a decision to stop his life-support treatment. |
| Three High Court judges dismissed Lanre Haastrup and Takesha Thomas's attempt to overturn a ruling allowing doctors to only give 12-month-old Isaiah Haastrup palliative care. | Three High Court judges dismissed Lanre Haastrup and Takesha Thomas's attempt to overturn a ruling allowing doctors to only give 12-month-old Isaiah Haastrup palliative care. |
| Mr Haastrup said he wants take the case to the Supreme Court. | Mr Haastrup said he wants take the case to the Supreme Court. |
| He is currently banned from King's College Hospital in London. | He is currently banned from King's College Hospital in London. |
| Specialists at the hospital said giving Isaiah further intensive care treatment was "futile, burdensome and not in his best interests". | Specialists at the hospital said giving Isaiah further intensive care treatment was "futile, burdensome and not in his best interests". |
| Mr Haastrup said a treatment "known as hyperbaric therapy" exists that could help his son, and that he and Ms Thomas will try to take the legal battle to the Supreme Court or the European Court of Human Rights. | |
| He told BBC Radio London the treatment, which uses "oxygen to wake up dead cells in the body", would cure his son's symptoms, "rejuvenate his brain" and help him "immensely". | |
| 'Catastrophic' | 'Catastrophic' |
| The baby suffered "catastrophic" brain damage due to being deprived of oxygen at birth, an earlier hearing was told. | The baby suffered "catastrophic" brain damage due to being deprived of oxygen at birth, an earlier hearing was told. |
| Doctors said Isaiah was in a low level of consciousness, could not move or breathe independently and was connected to a ventilator. | Doctors said Isaiah was in a low level of consciousness, could not move or breathe independently and was connected to a ventilator. |
| They also said he did not respond to stimulation. | They also said he did not respond to stimulation. |
| However, Ms Thomas, from Peckham, south-east London, told the judge at the time: "When I speak to him he will respond, slowly, by opening one eye." | However, Ms Thomas, from Peckham, south-east London, told the judge at the time: "When I speak to him he will respond, slowly, by opening one eye." |
| "I see a child who is injured. He needs love. He needs care. I have it. I can give it," she added. | "I see a child who is injured. He needs love. He needs care. I have it. I can give it," she added. |
| Mr Haastrup, also from Peckham, appeared in a separate High Court hearing earlier this week in an attempt to overturn a ban stopping him from going to the hospital. | Mr Haastrup, also from Peckham, appeared in a separate High Court hearing earlier this week in an attempt to overturn a ban stopping him from going to the hospital. |
| This appeal was dismissed by Mr Justice Mostyn on Thursday. | This appeal was dismissed by Mr Justice Mostyn on Thursday. |
| Hospital bosses have barred him because, they said, he had lost his temper and was "aggressive" and "threatening" towards staff members. | Hospital bosses have barred him because, they said, he had lost his temper and was "aggressive" and "threatening" towards staff members. |
| 'Not giving up' | 'Not giving up' |
| Mr Haastrup said the hospital ban may mean he cannot be with Isaiah for the last hours of the baby's life. | Mr Haastrup said the hospital ban may mean he cannot be with Isaiah for the last hours of the baby's life. |
| "I'm worried that I might not see Isaiah again. He may have few days left to live in this world and there is a judgement to end his life and I haven't seen him in a week. | |
| "But I can't do anything about that. It's a matter for the hospital if they want to lift the ban. | |
| "But we are not giving up fighting for Isaiah. I think the Court of Appeal judges are wrong." | "But we are not giving up fighting for Isaiah. I think the Court of Appeal judges are wrong." |
| Before the second ban was imposed on Thursday, Mr Haastrup said he would be "irreparably damaged" if Isaiah dies without seeing him. | Before the second ban was imposed on Thursday, Mr Haastrup said he would be "irreparably damaged" if Isaiah dies without seeing him. |
| A King's College Hospital spokesperson said it has been an "extremely difficult time" for everyone involved in Isaiah's care. | A King's College Hospital spokesperson said it has been an "extremely difficult time" for everyone involved in Isaiah's care. |
| "The decision to transfer Isaiah to palliative care is in his best interests and based on expert evidence," the spokesperson added. | "The decision to transfer Isaiah to palliative care is in his best interests and based on expert evidence," the spokesperson added. |
| "Our priority now is to provide Isaiah with the care he needs, working closely with and supporting his family." | "Our priority now is to provide Isaiah with the care he needs, working closely with and supporting his family." |