| Literature DB >> 12161577 |
J Keown1.
Abstract
In the case of Ms B, the High Court ruled that as Ms B was a competent adult patient, her doctors acted unlawfully in overriding her refusal of life-preserving ventilation. This commentary considers whether this case supports the proposition that in English law the right to refuse treatment extends even to refusals which are clearly suicidal.Entities:
Keywords: Death and Euthanasia; Legal Approach; Professional Patient Relationship
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Year: 2002 PMID： 12161577 PMCID： PMC1733604 DOI： 10.1136/jme.28.4.238
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Med Ethics ISSN： 0306-6800 Impact factor: 2.903