An Orwellian Scenario: court ordered caesarean section and women’s autonomy

Between 1992 and 1996, a small number of women in the UK were forced by the courts to undergo caesarean section against their expressed refusal. Analysis of the reported cases reveals the blanket assumption of maternal incompetence and the widespread use of thinly veiled coercion. Such attitudes and...

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Main Author: Cahill, Heather (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage 1999
In: Nursing ethics
Year: 1999, Volume: 6, Issue: 6, Pages: 494-505
Further subjects:B Paternalism
B Consent
B Autonomy
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