Anorexia nervosa, advance directives, and the law: A British perspective

This article will explore whether the law should allow people with anorexia nervosa to refuse nutrition and hydration with special reference to the English decision in Re E (Medical Treatment: Anorexia). It argues that the judge in that case made the correct decision in holding that the patient, who...

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Main Author: Ip, Eric C. ca. 20./21. Jh. (Author)
Contributors: Tate, Alex James Miller (Bibliographic antecedent)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell [2019]
In: Bioethics
Year: 2019, Volume: 33, Issue: 8, Pages: 931-936
RelBib Classification:KBF British Isles
NCH Medical ethics
XA Law
ZD Psychology
Further subjects:B medical law
B Anorexia Nervosa
B Advance Directives
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