Should cases of permanent vegetative state still go to court?: Britain should follow other countries and keep the courts for cases of dispute

BMJ

Volumn 319, Issue 7213, 1999, Pages 796-797

  Jennett, Bryan ^a  

^a SOUTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COURT; DECISION MAKING; EDITORIAL; EUTHANASIA; HYDRATION; NUTRITION; PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

ARTIFICIAL FEEDING; BRITISH MEDICAL ASSOCIATION; CLINICAL APPROACH/SOURCE; DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; ENGLAND; GREAT BRITAIN; JUDICIAL ACTION; LEGAL APPROACH; PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; SCOTLAND;

GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; JUDICIAL ROLE; PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE; REFUSAL TO TREAT; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 0033604067     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.319.7213.796     Document Type: Editorial

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