Public health officials and MECs for health should be held criminally liable for causing the death of cancer patients through their intentional or negligent conduct that results in oncology equipment not working in hospitals
Public health officials and Members of the Executive Council (MECs) for health who allow cancer patients to die because of a failure to renew service contracts for hospital oncology machines – without providing a viable alternative – may be found guilty of having the ‘eventual intention’ to...
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| Language: | English |
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South African Medical Association
2017-12-01
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| Series: | South African Journal of Bioethics and Law |
| Online Access: | http://www.sajbl.org.za/index.php/sajbl/article/download/559/532 |