RE: AB (termination of pregnancy)[2019] EWA CIV 1215: ‘wishes and feelings’ under the mental capacity act 2005
Journal article
Authors | Cherkassky, L. |
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Abstract | In Re: AB (Termination of Pregnancy), the Court of Appeal was asked to consider an assumption made about the future living arrangements of a pregnant patient, and the weight to be ascribed to her wishes and feelings when she had no real understanding of her predicament. This commentary explores the importance of taking into account the perspective of the patient, even if suffering from a mental disorder, and it will analyse the existing common law to show that the weaker the ability of the patient to form her own wishes and feelings, the more appropriate it would be to rely on the remaining evidence. |
Keywords | pregnancy, abortion, induced, best interest standard, feelings |
Year | 2020 |
Journal | Medical Law Review |
Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) |
ISSN | 0967-0742 |
1464-3790 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1093/medlaw/fwaa009 |
Web address (URL) | http://hdl.handle.net/10545/625151 |
https://academic.oup.com/journals/pages/open_access/funder_policies/chorus/standard_publication_model | |
http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ | |
hdl:10545/625151 | |
Publication dates | 15 Jun 2020 |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 04 Sep 2020, 10:35 |
Accepted | 15 Mar 2020 |
Rights | CC0 1.0 Universal |
Contributors | University of Derby |
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https://repository.derby.ac.uk/item/9339q/re-ab-termination-of-pregnancy-2019-ewa-civ-1215-wishes-and-feelings-under-the-mental-capacity-act-2005
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