A minor's health rights
Smith, Malcolm K. (2008) A minor's health rights. Lawyers Weekly, Nov(28).
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Abstract
This short article considers whether terminally ill adolescents have a right to refuse life sustaining treatment. The article is focused on the UK case of Hannah Jones which attracted a significant amount of media attention in 2008.
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| ID Code: | 44080 |
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| Item Type: | Journal Article |
| Keywords: | minor's right to refuse, refusal of life saving treatment, minors' consent to medical treatment, consent to medical treatment, Hannah Jones |
| Subjects: | Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification > LAW AND LEGAL STUDIES (180000) > OTHER LAW AND LEGAL STUDIES (189900) > Law and Legal Studies not elsewhere classified (189999) |
| Divisions: | Current > QUT Faculties and Divisions > Faculty of Law Current > Research Centres > Law and Justice Research Centre Current > Schools > School of Law |
| Copyright Owner: | Copyright 2008 LexisNexis |
| Deposited On: | 22 Aug 2011 08:12 |
| Last Modified: | 22 Aug 2011 08:14 |
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