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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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Sage
1999
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Nursing ethics
Year: 1999, Volume: 6, Issue: 6, Pages: 494-505 |
Further subjects: | B
Paternalism
B Consent B Autonomy |
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