Indi Gregory: A wider perspective on children's best interests at the end-of-life

The case of Indi Gregory is the last of a series of high-profile judgments regarding the end-of-life for terminally ill children. Such cases have typically generated wide controversy among scholars, practitioners, the general public, and the media. In almost all of them, judges have ordered the with...

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Veröffentlicht in:Medical law review 2024-05, Vol.32 (2), p.255-263
Hauptverfasser: De Sabbata, Kevin, Pearson, Abigail
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:The case of Indi Gregory is the last of a series of high-profile judgments regarding the end-of-life for terminally ill children. Such cases have typically generated wide controversy among scholars, practitioners, the general public, and the media. In almost all of them, judges have ordered the withdrawal of the child's life-prolonging treatment despite strong objections by the parents, often deeply religious people.
ISSN:1464-3790
1464-3790
DOI:10.1093/medlaw/fwae006