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Chasidic UK toddler dies after being taken off life support

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Published: 22 October 2021

Last updated: 4 March 2024

Manchester girl Alta Fixsler had been at centre of drawn-out legal battle by parents to keep her on life-saving machines or have her transferred to Israel

Chasidic toddler Alta Fixsler from UK dies after being taken off life support (Jerusalem Post)
Fixsler, daughter of Hasidic Jewish parents, had been on life support since her birth at an England hospital

UK Jewish toddler Alta Fixsler, two, dies after being removed from life support (Times of Israel)
Manchester girl had been at centre of protracted legal battle by parents to keep her on life-saving machines or have her transferred to Israel for continued care

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