English Veronica, British Medical Association:
Withholding And Withdrawing Life Prolonging Medical Treatment
Blackwell Publishing Ltd (United Kingdom), 2007
Paperback, 144 pages
Size: 217x142 mm
ISBN: 9781405159579
ISBN-10: 140515957X
Withholding And Withdrawing Life Prolonging Medical Treatment
Offers guidance on the appointment of welfare attorneys to make health care decisions once the capacity is lost. This book includes provisions of the Mental Capacity Act (April 2007), and the policy on advance directives and the impact of the Human Rights Act on such decisions. It discusses various cases, including Burke, baby MB, and Wyatt.

