Withdrawing artificial ventilation

Many people were taken by surprise in March 2006 when the English High Court went against the recommendation of all of the medical experts (14 consultants, including one called on behalf of the family) and rejected an application to withdraw artificial ventilation from 18-month-old MB.1 The patient...

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Authors: English, Veronica (Author) ; Mussell, Rebecca (Author) ; Sheather, Julian (Author) ; Sommerville, Ann (Author)
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Published: BMJ Publ. 2006
In: Journal of medical ethics
Year: 2006, Volume: 32, Issue: 8, Pages: 495-496
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