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ARTICLE · 23 JUNE 2023

When Is Enough, Enough?

Lanyon Bowdler
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The release of the BBC's most recent drama ‘Best Interests' takes an emotive look at the heart breaking and impossible choices that parents are sometimes forced to make.

United KingdomLitigation, Mediation & Arbitration
Sophie Speirs
Sophie Speirs

The release of the BBC's most recent drama 'Best Interests' takes an emotive look at the heart breaking and impossible choices that parents are sometimes forced to make. The harrowing decision of when to say "enough is enough" when it comes to medical intervention is a challenging and difficult discussion for anyone. "Best Interests" provides us with an insight into all perspectives of the heart-breaking decisions that have to be made by parents and professionals alike, and the impact that an illness or life limiting disability can have on individuals and those closest to them.

The show, although a hard watch, brings to mind harrowing cases such as the case of Archie Battersbee. With such heart-wrenching decisions to make, it is easy to see it can be overwhelming for parents and family members to be able to digest the legalities and processes, on top of everything else that they are already having to deal with. Throughout the Court hearing in the last episode,

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