Mother fights for dying baby’s right to live

THE mother of baby Luke Winston-Jones accepted in a British court yesterday that he is terminally ill - but insisted that he should not be allowed to die without a fight.

Lawyers for 35-year-old Ruth Winston-Jones, from Holyhead in Wales, told the High Court she realised nine-month-old Luke’s life would be short and she did not want him to suffer pain. But she challenged the view of doctors that, if his condition became critical, it would not be in his best interests to resuscitate him by way of cardiac massage or mechanical ventilation.

Her counsel, Richard Lissack QC, said: “She wishes to ensure that his life is filled with love and support, that it is as dignified and as comfortable as circumstances will allow and that it ends in a dignified and peaceful way at the proper time and not before.”