Charlie Gard: in defence of the law

Much of the commentary in the wake of the Charlie Gard litigation was aimed at apparent shortcomings of the law. These include concerns about the perceived inability of the law to consider resourcing issues, the vagueness of the best interests test and the delays and costs of having disputes about p...

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Authors: Close, Eliana (Author) ; Willmott, Lindy (Author) ; White, Peter (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: BMJ Publ. 2018
In: Journal of medical ethics
Year: 2018, Volume: 44, Issue: 7, Pages: 476-480
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