Parents 'devastated' as court says doctors should not 'artificially prolong' boy's life

Judge rules against wishes of parents of two-year-old with neurological disorder, saying NHS can provide only palliative care The parents of a "profoundly neurologically disabled" two-year-old boy say they are "devastated" by a high court judge's decision to allow medics to provide only palliative care. They said Mrs Justice Parker's ruling "effectively condemns their son to death".