English court decision: An NHS Trust and others v Y (by his litigation friend, the Official Solicitor) and another [2018] UKSC 46
Supreme Court of the United Kingdom rules that prior application to court is not necessarily required before clinically assisted nutrition and hydration can be withdrawn from a patient with a prolonged disorder of consciousness
Supreme Court of the United Kingdom rules that prior application to court is not necessarily required before clinically assisted nutrition and hydration can be withdrawn from a patient with a prolonged disorder of consciousness
An NHS Trust and others v Y (by his litigation friend, the Official Solicitor) and another [2018] UKSC 46
The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom ruled that neither the domestic law nor the European Convention on Human Rights (“ECHR”) made it mandatory, in every case, to apply to the court for approval before clinically assisted nutrition and hydration (“CANH”) could be withdrawn from a patient with a prolonged disorder of consciousness (“PDOC”) ...