Brain-damaged toddler gets visa to go to US for medical assessment

Alta Fixsler subject of legal battle between ultra-Orthodox Jewish parents and NHS trust

The parents of a brain-damaged two-year-old girl are hoping to take her to the US for medical assessment after being granted a visa.

Alta Fixsler, who was born in the UK, is the subject of a legal battle between Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust where she has been cared for since birth and her ultra-Orthodox Jewish parents who say withdrawal of treatment is against their religious beliefs.

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