Misconceived conceptions

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust v Mr & Mrs A & others The decision of Dame Butler-Sloss in the case of Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust v Mr & Mrs A & Others1 has already achieved notoriety. The disturbing facts have received widespread media coverage and fuelled further legal a...

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Authors: Ford, M. (Author) ; Morgan, D. (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: BMJ Publ. 2004
In: Journal of medical ethics
Year: 2004, Volume: 30, Issue: 5, Pages: 478-479
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