Dying too soon or living too long? Withdrawing treatment from patients with prolonged disorders of consciousness after Re Y | BMC Medical Ethics | Full Text

Dying too soon or living too long? Withdrawing treatment from patients with prolonged disorders of consciousness after Re Y | BMC Medical Ethics | Full Text

Dying too soon or living too long? Withdrawing treatment from patients with prolonged disorders of consciousness after Re Y

In the ruling in Y [2018], the UK Supreme Court has confirmed that there is no general requirement for the courts in England and Wales to authorise the withdrawal of clinically assisted nutrition and hydration fr...

Authors:Richard Huxtable

Citation:BMC Medical Ethics 2019 20:91

Content type:Debate

Published on: 30 December 2019

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