Parental rights, best interests and significant harms: who should have the final say over a child's medical care?

Who should have the ultimate say over a child’s medical treatment? A series of high-profile withdrawal of care cases have highlighted the full extent of the courts’ authority to make deci-sions on behalf of children in the medical context. In both the Charlie Gard and Alfie Evans litigation, the cou...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Auckland, C, Goold, I
Format: Journal article
Published: Cambridge University Press 2019