Capacity and Consent in England and Wales: The Mental Capacity Act under Scrutiny
The Mental Capacity Act 2005 came into force in England and Wales in 2007. Its primary purpose is to provide “a statutory framework to empower and protect people who may lack capacity to make some decisions for themselves.” Examples of such people are those with dementia, learning disabilities, ment...
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Cambridge Univ. Press
2010
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Cambridge quarterly of healthcare ethics
Year: 2010, Volume: 19, Issue: 3, Pages: 344-352 |
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