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Mental incapacity: some proposals for legislative reform
1University of Manchester.
Journal of Medical Ethics
|November 4, 1998
Abstract:
While the decision of the House of Lords in Re F in [1990] clarified somewhat the law concerning the treatment of the mentally incapacitated adult, many uncertainties remained. This paper explores proposals discussed in a recent government green paper for reform of the law in an area involving many difficult ethical dilemmas.
Keywords:
Airedale NHS Trust v. BlandDeath and EuthanasiaHouse of Lords Select Committee on Medical EthicsLaw Commission (Great Britain)Legal ApproachMental Health TherapiesRe C (Adult: Refusal of Treatment)Re F (Mental Patient: Sterilisation)Re T (Adult: Refusal of Medical Treatment)Who Decides? Making Decisions on Behalf of Mentally Incompetent Patients